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This might have also been the odd, loud rattle I've heard when hitting large potholes at speed, it was completely loose.

Couldn't see any bolts at a glance, cheers!

and why is mine loose?

Nowhere near the area but the National Tyres I've used has always done them at £10 a wheel for me cash.

Hadn't fired the car up for a week and it started without any hesitation today in the heat. At least I know it's definitely temperature related. Any idea why the carbon cannister would affect starting in cold weather only?

Anyone?

How hard are we talking here? I have a replacement grill to fit to mine but it's rather tight, so much so it feels like something's going to break before it'll come off. Is it a safer bet to take the bumper off?

Could that be temperature related/intermittent? It doesn't just work or fail completely does it?

I may have been fibbing there...

Yes, why?

Noticed this a bit more recently, it's only needed a second attempt to start the once so far but not sure how long that will last. Seems to only be when the car is cold that there's a notable delay from turning the key to the engine firing. It turns over fine but just takes that second or two...

Topping up the tyre pressures there I noticed I could hear the sound further back from the engine roughly around the exhaust so could well be this. I'll need to get it in to the garage but hopefully that's all it is.

The idle is certainly rough enough yet apparently perfectly normal. Cheers for that suggestion though, may well explain why it's harder to hear when listening at the engine bay.

Here's a video, turn the volume up- Didn't get one from outside as there's no way you'd have been able to make it out.

Just noticed this tapping/ticking sound recently and as far as I can tell it's only when the car's up to temperature. I had the cambelt, aux. belt, dephaser and water pump changed in the last 300 miles or so at SWR in Stirling. I'll try and get a recording but for the time being- Hard to...

I'll bump this. Are Valentine Motors in Dundee to be recommended for timing belts then?

Cheers but I don't have permission to view that. Do I need a minimum number of posts?

Turned out to be a polybush that had some movement in it, but not even that much apparently. Replaced both front wishbones to keep them the same across the axle and OEM.

Mechanic said nothing was obvious so swapped the dampers and springs over but the noise persists- which is good I suppose really! I've suggested the items MarcR mentioned. There couldn't be anything that would make a higher pitched creak when going over a bump (left wheels only) that wasn't...

Good, that will save on any labour, although fingers crossed they're not required!

I'll be taking it in later today. If it was to be a damper issue, I have a spare set of cup springs and dampers to put on. Can I get away with just putting them on the front?

Well it's booked in the garage right after the M5 gets its oil service. Hopefully nothing shock related in the Christmas shopping month...

I'll have a look with the wheel off when I get a chance. Given the sound is a fairly loud creak/crash, is that likely to be indicative if a problem with the shock would you say? I like to think it's something else given they were only refurbished last Summer.

Have you tried going over speed bumps? It's every time with them for me.

Just started to notice this more recently. It's not really apparent at speed, only occasionally showing itself but at low speed going over speed bumps and the like there's an obvious creak/crash from the front left of the car. It's definitely the left as I've made sure to go over speed bumps...

This is worth noting. Having used winter tyres for the last 4 winters on various BMW's, it's much closer to 0 degrees before you notice any real benefit- more like 3 degrees and below. And no benefit in the dry.

I may actually go for the Goodyear Eagles. They're the same price and tend to have faired better in most reviews.

It depends entirely on your own personal circumstances. If you're commuting at 5am every morning you'll have a stronger case for fitting them, for example.

Thinking about investing in these when funds allow. The Kumho KH17's the car came with are crap in the wet.

Its like trying to put a triangle into a square You're filling me with confidence... :mask: