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  1. Jamesx19
    The original post is talking about, and describing a very specific noise at a specific point when the engine is switched on from cold. There are of course many documented problems for this engine, simple speculating / guessing / regurgitating things from other posts on other engine topics is probably not helpful or constructive to the original poster.
  2. Jamesx19
    Hi grown, I took the car to a Porsche specialists. They were inconclusive about the noise, but felt that it wasn't something to be to worried about, on a 18 year old engine. The consensus was that it was probably the hydraulic lifters taking time to fill with oil. I reckon the noise on start up was slightly worse when I swapped to 10w50 millers nanotec oil. I imagine this is because the oil is slightly thicker at cold start up than the oil before it. The fault is not the oil, but the engine will inevitably be worn. So it could be the chain tensioners, or vairocam hydraulics, or hydraulic lifters (tappets). None of those things are great, but not engine life ending either I'd hazard. Just symptoms of an engine that will be getting on a bit. Hope this helps, James
  3. Jamesx19
    ... Received PM from Rob. Many thanks. Was unresolved. Maybe hydraulic lifter? Car sold, and still in use.
  4. Jamesx19
    Hello Rob, May I bring this topic back to life..? I am the newish owner of a 1998 UK registered 996 C2, manual..... and a even newer member of this excellent forum. The mp3 sound file you downloaded sounds exactly like my car on cold start as well. Its currently being looked at, but would dearly love to know what the result was for you? Did you get the car looked at or inspected. Did you discover what the fault was? Many thanks, Jim
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