GTI sounding like a diesel...i just dont think its right!!

[spencer30]

Right now i know that everyone here says its normal, in fact i only came on here to find out what the hell was wrong with my car. I've recently purchased a nice 55 plate Golf Gti, 3 dr, Graphite blue, leather + DSG + Monzas. Now i think its great but the ticking from the engine while i'm sitting in traffic is doing my head in, it really does sound like a diesel, even if i rev it a bit when stationary the rattling gets noisier and faster....it's actually worse inside than outside the car.
Now common i cant beleive its meant to be like that!! Surely there's something i can do to cure it??  :embarassed:

[winrya]

the diesel sound is very common but you certainly shouldn't be able to hear it from the inside of the car.  I'd get a specialist or a vag dealer to give it a check over to see if everything is okay

[spencer30]

I've just spoken to a helpful VW dealership and they said "we get a lot of complaints, but it is absolutely normal, its the high pressure fuel pump"....Gutted, i'm not sure i can put up with it!!

[R32UK]

I've just spoken to a helpful VW dealership and they said "we get a lot of complaints, but it is absolutely normal, its the high pressure fuel pump"....Gutted, i'm not sure i can put up with it!!

Oh how I would love to suggest something.......... 


but i do have a sneaky feeling that you might know what I am going to say 

[spencer30]

R32? no chance. Been there and done that.

Conclusion - lovely sounding car, lots of grip in the wet. Downsides - too thirsty and actually not that quick. Changed my R32 (Mk5 with Milltek) to an E46 M3 a few years ago - same fuel consumption, just as refined but much much faster.

I get your point though, no diesel clatter!!

[R32UK]

Fair point.... M3 are a totally different kettle of fish tbh. Strangely enough they dont sound too great at full throttle

[spencer30]

Yeah its a sort of metallic rasp the M3s make when nailed, bit of a marmite noise, some love it, some  loathe it.

[neo66]

They do sound like a diesel on start up but mine sounds very quiet on tick over, tho 95% always use super unleaded.

[Alexander]

what fuel are you using?I always use Shell V power and my engine is really quiet on tickover

[stealthwolf]

ASk the dealers whether you can try and sit in and listen to the tickover of a mk5. If it's different to yours, you know there's something wrong with the car.