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      06-24-2008, 11:33 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by AJBoston View Post
I think people are probably referring to my post a few weeks back.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145560

Long story short, I was hearing a very loud ticking/clattering noise on startup. Went away once warm. I didn't get a limp-home mode or CEL, however. After a fuel analysis, it ended up being attributed to excessive ethanol content (+15%) in the gas. Dealer siphoned out the bad gas, put in new gas, and I haven't heard it since. Good luck and please keep us updated.

My bad.. from memory, I thought your car went into limp mode. Also, I said Methanol...lol. Yeah. That would PHUCK up your fuel system. lol. Geez...time for some coffee.

Curious to see what is the case with this one though....interesting. Maybe a software glitch? Time will tell....
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