Start up Grinding noise when extreamly cold?
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Start up Grinding noise when extreamly cold?
I went tonight to the dealers parking lot to scrap off my truck off all the snow and ice that fell during the day, it's in the dealers lot going to be detailed tomorrow as the guy who worked on it last got oil somehow all over the seats! aahh!! anyway.......The truck has been sitting for a little over a day in the lot, we got over 18 inches of snow and ice over the day plus temperatures are near 0 with wind chills minus -35....as I went to start to truck to warm it up, it made a loud grinding noise that last only 2 seconds then went away. I let it run for just a min, shut it off, and restarted it seeing if it would make the grinding noise again and it did not! Have any idea why it would make a grinding noise and is this something normal for any car or truck to make in this kind of extreame cold?? The truck started right up like a charm, but I didn't like the grinding. Any ideas?
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If it's grinding when its cold theres metal to metal contact somewhere until oil is getting to it since our starters can't grind. My F150 started today (similar temperatures) with no grinding whatsoever. How's your oil level and did you use the recommended viscosity oil at your last oil change.
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Originally Posted by Droog
If it's grinding when its cold theres metal to metal contact somewhere until oil is getting to it since our starters can't grind. My F150 started today (similar temperatures) with no grinding whatsoever. How's your oil level and did you use the recommended viscosity oil at your last oil change.
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Hi,
Was the noise a grinding noise or more like a growl? I say that because I have an 03 F150 and the power steering pump makes a growling noise for a few seconds when it gets real cold. Never seems to hurt anything, just a special feature -- LOL. I have to presume that the new 04/05 with a different steering mechanism etc. probably have a different power steering pump etc. but maybe not.
Was the noise a grinding noise or more like a growl? I say that because I have an 03 F150 and the power steering pump makes a growling noise for a few seconds when it gets real cold. Never seems to hurt anything, just a special feature -- LOL. I have to presume that the new 04/05 with a different steering mechanism etc. probably have a different power steering pump etc. but maybe not.
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Something very similar is happening with my 04 FX4. First start on a cold morning there's a high pitch "grinding" sound. It goes away as the truck warms up and everything seems fine. I been able to isolate where it's coming from though.
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From: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
-30C here in Guelph Ont. and if the truck could talk you know it was saying "holly **** are you crazy".
Made lots of noise when starting. It's just a combination of the cold belts turning, the power steering pump, and no oil up top in the cylinders.
No worries man!
Made lots of noise when starting. It's just a combination of the cold belts turning, the power steering pump, and no oil up top in the cylinders.
No worries man!
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