Err... Now I R confused
And I'm still sort of wondering why the ticking motor is
dreaded?
Honestly, I don't this anybody has the foggiest idea what anybody else is talking about. The "dreaded" sound is described in many different ways... is it ticking, clunking, knocking, tapping, etc?
At idle, my Tundra is still quieter than my Subaru. It's just a loud engine due to its design geometry. It's been a great car for me, and I'm sure it will continue to be so.
The injectors are big and loud, the pistons are forged, the stainless steel tubular headers are loud, yada yada... it's pretty much all been said already. Is the sound of the cold idling engine really abnormal? I vote no.
This isn't the first engine Toyota has ever built. At the very least, it's the second... maybe third.
Anyways, until there is some evidence to the contrary, I am going to continue about my normal life and enjoy my dieseling sound
