Hi. I’ve inherited a 2007 200 series from my late father. I’m in New Zealand so it has the 4.5l twin turbo v8.
I’m having an annoying issue with it. After startup it is really clacky. But only when accelerating. I can’t hear it at idle. It’s worst at low speeds and when slowly accelerating. It’ll pretty much disappear after the engine warms up and I can make it go away or come back sometimes by giving it more or less throttle. There still is a tapping noise once it’s warmed up but it’s much quieter and I’ve never had one of these cars before so I don’t know what’s normal. Is this a common/serious thing?
I’m having an annoying issue with it. After startup it is really clacky. But only when accelerating. I can’t hear it at idle. It’s worst at low speeds and when slowly accelerating. It’ll pretty much disappear after the engine warms up and I can make it go away or come back sometimes by giving it more or less throttle. There still is a tapping noise once it’s warmed up but it’s much quieter and I’ve never had one of these cars before so I don’t know what’s normal. Is this a common/serious thing?