Ticking noise from the engine bay

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Permalink Reply by Ian Pellant on November 15, 2008 at 7:26pm

Ta,

I keep scouring Evilution and FQ101 sites for information. Both are a bit thin on the 451 so far... probably because most cars are new(ish) and still under warranty so not many owners have dived deeply into them; unlike the 450 and roadsters. The differences between 450 and 451 seem to outnumber the similarities.

PS: Re clearcoats: Micro-Mesh arrived; good stuff... trying to track down a water based clearcoat in touch up quantities.

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Permalink Reply by the flea on November 16, 2008 at 1:06am

good to hear that....good luck...stay safe

flea

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Permalink Reply by smarttask on November 24, 2008 at 7:03am

My Smart has gone in today for the ticking noise from the engine bay, Smart gave me another Turbo to play with untill I get mine back tomorrow, this one has 25'000kms on the clock and i would think everybody and there dog has driven it. But to my suprise after being beaten up for 25'000 kms there are rattels and un like mine with only 800 kms it and not gone over 4000 rpm this one red lined 1,2,3,4 up to the max speed and then droped into 5th. Very very nippy though all the gears in Genova befor i got to the Motorway. What they have to replace on my Smart is a Petrol vaper return valve which means dropping the engine to get to the petrol tank.................................Roger Italy

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Permalink Reply by smarttask on November 24, 2008 at 8:27am

I forgot to say but thank god my Smart has Servosterzo elettrico at a price euro 391.67. Maybe in the States with your long straight roads you don't need it but in Italy its a must. The smart that they have lent me has'nt got it and its a pain in town.................

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Permalink Reply by smarttask on November 25, 2008 at 2:06pm

Got my Smart Back minus ticking noise from the engine bay. the valve and tube they replaced i think is only on the turbo, knew i should have gone for the normal one........

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Permalink Reply by Franoc Kwok on February 6, 2010 at 2:17am

I own a 2008 1000cc-gas passion without turbo
I have similar problem but the noise is different with yours,which sounds like faint "bang bang................", in idle at .
Do you have any insight what contributes the problem?
The smart Center in Vancouver advised that is normal; saying it is normal and telling me that Smart makes all kind of noise even it is brand new. So the service representative dismissed it is a problem without taking it into the shop for a throughout investigation.
How could it be normal? This car has only 12000Km in it and it is not a tin-can imported from China-it is a European car worth 18000 Canadian Dollar plus 2500 tax on top of it. Even a Yugo that I bought in 1897 hadn't such noise when it was in its prime.

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Permalink Reply by Franoc Kwok on February 6, 2010 at 2:40am

I own a 2008 1000cc-gas passion without turbo
I have similar problem but the noise is different with yours,which sounds like faint "bang bang................", in idle .
Do you have any insight what contributes the problem?
The smart Center in Vancouver advised that is normal; saying it is normal and telling me that Smart cars make all kind of noise even it is brand new. So the service representative dismissed it as a problem without taking it into the shop for a throughout investigation.
How could it be normal? This car has only 12000Km in it and it is not a tin-can imported from China-it is a European car worth 18000 Canadian Dollars plus 2500 tax on top of it. Even a Yugo that I bought in 1897 had no such noise when it was in its prime and at its old age it still ran like a bull without such noise. I

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