knocking sound on start up.

[RoAdHoG76]

Lo all,long time since i chimed in,guess everythings been fine for a while! hope you are all well and your X's are too.Lil question to see if anyone has shared this slightly worrying experience....On starting up my X (now with 72000 on the clock and just had a full on,belt and braces service by a top class most trusted mechanic) appears to have a slight knocking coming from the belly of the engine which dissapears after a few minutes until you stop the engine,then start it again and its back for a few minutes,if you gun the throttle whiel stationary the knocking stops..most strange.Anyone had this problem?
cheers
RH76

 

[Howard]

If you have the SOHC engine then it could be timing chain rattle. If so the OOM12 kit may help. It did wonders for mine.

 

[Lomac93XLT]

Im a tech for Salinas Valley Ford, you could actually just be low on oil

 

[RoAdHoG76]

hi and thanks for your responses,from what i have been reading on here it is almost definitely the 00m12 kit change out that needs donig.Ihave just got it back form its full yearly service (£588,ouch!)done by some of the best mechanic i know of,its had a total oil change,transmission fluid change,new plugs,greased everything and all the other bits so its definitely not low on oil.Its was knocking before the service and its still knocking now..only for a couple of minutes then nothing.soundls A-ok again.looks like another trip to the garage for the oom12 then..oh joy.still at 72 nearly 73000miles not really so suprising. i wish ford over here would do it under warranty.
thanks again.
RH76