Also MErcedes cars have a really loud check valve on the driver side fender, it clicks really fast and loud.
Originally Posted by maxcichon
Happy to hear!
2 things:
- The slight oil smell MIGHT be a leaking valve cover gasket. Search for threads on this forum.
- I have very good hearing and can hear the fuel injectors (high-pitched "tick", and many of them) when the car is cold. That noise diminishes by 75% when it warms up, at least in my car. I've isolated this sound using a stethoscope and mine is definitely NOT valve train clatter (lower-pitched "tacking"). It comes from the injectors.
Does this make any sense to others?
