Tin of nails

Hi all,
my td4 sounds like a tin of nails for about 5 mins when i start it up from cold, after this time the sound goes.It seems to be coming from the drivers side of the engine down near the belts which i had changed about 20000 miles ago.Has any one got any constructive ideas as to what it could be. Thanks.

loatmead said:

Hi all,
my td4 sounds like a tin of nails for about 5 mins when i start it up from cold, after this time the sound goes.It seems to be coming from the drivers side of the engine down near the belts which i had changed about 20000 miles ago.Has any one got any constructive ideas as to what it could be. Thanks.

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alternator bearings. . . .high pressure pmp . . .air con compressor. . . . .but mings wild hunch . . . .main belt is too loose and jumping its cogs and now its totally fooked. . . .quick test , spray belts wiff mix er washin up liquid [stuff earth wife uses ta clean your plates] un water . . . it wunt sound like a tin er nails on start up. . . .

Cheers ming

loatmead said:

Hi all,
my td4 sounds like a tin of nails for about 5 mins when i start it up from cold, after this time the sound goes.It seems to be coming from the drivers side of the engine down near the belts which i had changed about 20000 miles ago.Has any one got any constructive ideas as to what it could be. Thanks.

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Hi, mine is a bit the same somtimes, I get a loose rattle sound in the engine bay that I can hear from the drivers side wheel arch.

This only happens when the engine is cold and if I drive it a mile up the road it is gone.

Does not happen all the time and I have not heard it at all even from cold since I came back from a driving holiday in Scotland last week. The freelander done well over 2000 miles loaded up with 4 adults lots of luggage including a large overweight roofbox.

I have just put the noise down to diesel rattle when cold, by the time the engine has been lubricated over a mile or so it is gone.