Noisy Mark V Golf GTI

[humjoh]

Has anybody got any answers to the  :sad:diesel sound I'm experiencing, on tickover only, with my GOLF V GTI.
My car runs perfectly and I have recently changed to a high quility Mobil synthetic oil but this didn't make any difference. Hope somebody has a solution to this. The dealers say there's nothing wrong and that they all sound like this but I'm not convinced.

[winrya]

A very discussed topic, everything you need to know ... http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=115268.0

[jaydubveedub]

+1, it's normal.

Direct injection petrol engines tend to have a tendency to sound like this at idle due to the combustion process / injectors.

[2007GTI]

+ 1, mines done it since new, you get used to it.

[Gene Hunt.]

Has anybody got any answers to the  :sad:diesel sound I'm experiencing, on tickover only, with my GOLF V GTI.
My car runs perfectly and I have recently changed to a high quility Mobil synthetic oil but this didn't make any difference. Hope somebody has a solution to this. The dealers say there's nothing wrong and that they all sound like this but I'm not convinced.

..........hi mate.Mine does the same & like you i'm not happy with it.Does your's sound ''normal'' on tick over & then get the rattle when warm ? as this is what mine does.Mine is on the AXX engine code 05 reg & if you read though all the post's mentioned on here you will see the the user under the name of Lucas had the same issue & had some parts replaced & now his sounds as it should.
Mine has been to my local VW main dealer & they agree it should not sound as it does.The parts at fault on mine & Lucas car are the cam chain & a few other related parts.My after market warranty covers this so it's going in this week to be repaired.Any further help pm me or Lucas & i'm shure we can help further.

[ub7rm]

It seems that to a certain extent the diesel sound is normal and nothing to worry about.  But some people seem to have a different problem, maybe it would be helpfull if we could hear a sound clip of the 'problem' noise?

[Holepunch]

Has anybody got any answers to the  :sad:diesel sound I'm experiencing, on tickover only, with my GOLF V GTI.
My car runs perfectly and I have recently changed to a high quility Mobil synthetic oil but this didn't make any difference. Hope somebody has a solution to this. The dealers say there's nothing wrong and that they all sound like this but I'm not convinced.

..........hi mate.Mine does the same & like you i'm not happy with it.Does your's sound ''normal'' on tick over & then get the rattle when warm ? as this is what mine does.Mine is on the AXX engine code 05 reg & if you read though all the post's mentioned on here you will see the the user under the name of Lucas had the same issue & had some parts replaced & now his sounds as it should.
Mine has been to my local VW main dealer & they agree it should not sound as it does.The parts at fault on mine & Lucas car are the cam chain & a few other related parts.My after market warranty covers this so it's going in this week to be repaired.Any further help pm me or Lucas & i'm shure we can help further.

I had the same issue on my 06 GTI.  Sounded fine from cold but as soon as it warmed through it sounded like a bag of bolts.  Changing the timing chain and tensioner sorted it.

[Gene Hunt.]

Thanks for that mate.What engine code &  year is your's please ?.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Has anybody got any answers to the  :sad:diesel sound I'm experiencing, on tickover only, with my GOLF V GTI.
My car runs perfectly

A common characteristic, as others have reported

and I have recently changed to a high quility Mobil synthetic oil but this didn't make any difference.

Erm . . . there is no such thing as high quility Mobil synthetic oil - Mobil oils are cr@p, expecially in modern engines.  Put some decent quality, Volkswagen approved oil (to VW standard 504.00), from a high quality European oil company - who use real 'synthetics', and not mineral oil - which Mobil use!

Hope somebody has a solution to this. The dealers say there's nothing wrong and that they all sound like this but I'm not convinced.

The dealer is correct.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Any further help pm me or Lucas & i'm shure we can help further.

Erm, why the need for PMs?  This is a public forum, and we all help each other out in a 'public' manner!