Starting from cold?

[Scott 172]

Does anyone find that when starting your car up from cold it sounds like a bag of shite , sort of whiney sound and a abit blowey? and then when taken for a drive and its warmed up properly sounds nice and quiet again?or is this just me? cars a 172 by the way.

 

[sneeks]

I wouldn't say my 172 sounds bad from a cold start but the acceleration is a bit lumpy (on/off power) until everything heats up.

 

[Tyson-182]

Mine shoots up to about 1.8k revs, then stay around 1.3k revs while the engine gets warm, it makes a bit of a racket when started from cold and the accleration is very lumpy with the 4k flat spot very noticeable from cold. I often wait 15-20 mins before giving it grief...

Its normal mate. Don't worry....

Tyson.

 

[sharkaroo]

I wouldn't say my 172 sounds bad from a cold start but the acceleration is a bit lumpy (on/off power) until everything heats up.

same as this

 

[ben_p]

mines sounds like s**t when cold

 

[Lucas]

Mine sounds fine to me, no noise at all really apart from increased revs and slightly whiney.

Mind you, I did come from a 16v that sounded a bit like someone shaking a bag of spanners on cold-start.

 

[thedoc]

IMO it sounds better when it starts up with optimuck in the tank, rather than cheaper lower octane petrol.. still sounds rough though..

 

[Mike@Rentech]

mines a tractor in the mornings lol

 

[Wan82]

I wouldn't say my 172 sounds bad from a cold start but the acceleration is a bit lumpy (on/off power) until everything heats up.

mine feels this way too. sometimes the car feels as though it is bunnying hopping along the road. this trait lasts for about 1 min then its fine. i've only really noticed it in the last few hundred miles so i would think i first noticed it around the 3200 mile mark.

 

[nathanH]

mines the same, really whinny and when ecclerating slowly through the revs it goes through really noticable flat spots.

 

[Martin_172]

mine jumps from 800-1500rpm for about 5 seconds then sits at about 1300rpm (Depends how cold it is) and also sounds like a 1.2 corsa for a minute or 2 (silly whine noise!)

 

[Neil G]

Sounds normal to me

My 172 is pretty hesitant from cold until everything has warmed up.

 

[Chrisbaker1000]

Same here, accelerations is pretty intermittant/jerky til its warm....

 

[How15]

my 1.4 is horribly jerky till its warm! i cant hear the engine over my chav-esque exhaust!!! lol.

 

[Timmay]

sounds a little sore throated(lol) when starting in the cold