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Old 03-22-2005, 12:41 AM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
cold start noise

on my 04 ml500, getting a clanking noise from engine bay. goes away on warm up. dealer tells me its nothing. thoughts or experiences?
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'05 A4 1.8TQM6
its normal. Most likely the secondary air injection pump for warming the car up faster. part of the emissions, as it goes away when the car is warm.

nothing to worry
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
hmm, interesting. thanks!

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