Tick coming from engine Need Help!!!
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Tick coming from engine Need Help!!!
So I have recently purchased a 2004 E55 AMG and have been loving it. I have had an intake flap actuator check engine codes (P2007-008 and P2076-008)that I knew I needed to address but didn't get around to it. After driving it decently hard last (1 or 2 good strong pulls) I parked her in my driveway and went to sleep, when I woke up from work this morning I heard a severely frightening tick coming from my engine bay. After doing some research I have a few things that I suspect could have happened but before taking to Mercedes or a sketchy euro shop in my area I don't trust I figured I'd post on here and see if anyone has had this problem or could point me in the right direction... Below I attached the video of the frightening tick. Here are my suspicions: A stuck injector, lifter/valve tick, or a pulley/bearing idler or tensioner issue. Now if it's none of these what's the likely hood that intake flap actuator broke off completely and is making that tick associated with my CEL, or what are the odds my engine is knocking from a bad rod. Thank you for the help
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One thing I forgot to mention, all of this occurred overnight, literally. When driving it last night it had zero issues and then sat for 12 hours and is now ticking. Oil levels were fine as well.
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That is very bad my friend and sounds like the lower end knocking. Not good.
Hopefully I am wrong since it is hard to really tell with a video.
Hopefully I am wrong since it is hard to really tell with a video.
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