Originally Posted by
Dabullfrog91
It only rattles for literally a second on a cold start.
This seems pretty common, I think it's because the light oil leaks out of the filter after sitting for a while, causing a "dry start" until the oil gets pumping again. Some oil filters are worse than others in this aspect, and I've settled now on Purolator which is usually only "dry" for under a second.
Originally Posted by
Dabullfrog91
It's definitely more of a ticking.
As for the ticking, I'm in the same boat. First I thought it was valve noise, but then discovered that it goes away with any kind of pressure on the clutch pedal... I see your mirage is a CVT and having the same issue, so I'm really curious now as to what actually causes this. Tomorrow I'll look around the airbox and see if I can pinpoint where it's coming from.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 42.7 mpg (US) ... 18.1 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.2 mpg (Imp)