Being the victim of repeated noises on your car tends to be upsetting, a motor vehicle is so complicated that it is most of the time tricky to locate its origin and even more hard to find the part that triggers it. In the event you too have previously faced a cold engine noise on your Peugeot 107, we can certainly support you. In reality, we decided to compose this content to be able to inspect the main triggers of an engine that rattles when cold on your Peugeot 107. First we will look at engines that is rattling only when turned on, then because of unsuitable oil and finally because of glow plugs.

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The engine of my Peugeot 107 is rattling only when starting

If the engine of your Peugeot 107 produces a cold rattles, specifically when starting and which disappear fairly quickly afterwards, it is possible that your engine lubrication is at fault. In reality, the oil strainer (the part that sucks up the oil and makes it rise to the top of the engine) can be damaged and therefore take time to make the oil rise when it is still very viscous. If this is your case, after a few tens of seconds the engine that slams your Peugeot 107 should come back to normal operation because the lubrication of the engine will be done naturally, make sure to examine the condition of the engine.

Engine of my Peugeot 107 that rattles when cold because of too fluid oil

Another situation which can explain an engine which cold rattling on your Peugeot 107 is that during an oil change the choice of oil was not ideal, in reality, engine oils differ on their viscosity, which we will contrast with the “W” value, the higher this value is the thicker the oil will be and vice versa. If a too fluid oil has been chosen, it is possible that when cold, the lubrication it allows is not enough to limit engine slamming, compare the oil used and the oil suggested by the manufacturer, if your engine clicking is strong or if it persists on your Peugeot 107, do not think twice to replace it with the right oil.

Engine that rattles when cold on my Peugeot 107 cause of the glow plugs

If you have a diesel engine, your engine is rattling when cold, and it has complication starting when it is cold, it may be your Peugeot 107 glow plugs that are at the end of their life. In reality, a dead spark plug will cause the connected cylinder not to heat up and will trigger a stronger rattles on an engine Peugeot 107, so consider trying out the state of your spark plugs separately using a multimeter, it may be that only one is involved like all of them. Here, we have described to you, the main motives of an engine that cold slam on a car, do not think twice to read our page dedicated to your car to find additional information on all the breakdowns linked to your car.

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