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Just done my N/S dip and as the clip came out I had no idea how it went back and using an inspection mirror didnt help,so found these pics that might help anyone else it refers to a C5 but the fittings appear the same:- http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64066 headlights

Same here,my clutch sensor was found to be the fault as well.

Ok,Thanks for that I will bear it in mind when it goes for its service. Well the recent spell of good weather rather proves that temperature is a factor as it was 26 degrees the other day and I could hardly hear the engine even from startup,and it running like a dream.

Re:Ride. I had a Laguna before this and compared to that,Driving the C4 over anything but a nigh on perfect road is akin to driving over a ploughed field (no I am not kidding) I suspect you could drive over a fag paper and feel it,but on the Motorway it is an ok ride,but over manholes or slight depressions it makes me just that....depressed..

To be honest I think mine would be quiet if it was kept in a garage overnight,as I suspect the ambient temperature would be higher.Unfortunately I have more chance of becoming Pope than getting my car in due to all the CR4P in there ...Now where`s me Mitre gone...

Oh yes,funnily enough it sounds worse inside the car,from outside it seems quite quiet,even in a multi storey car park where you would expect the sound to be amplified due to the reverb.Today it has been 15 degrees and apart from the initial startup noise it has been been nearly silent,and is coming from the camshaft area,if I lift off the throttle it goes quiet but put a bit of throttle on and it comes back.As I said I am certain that it can be put down to the oil viscosity/ambient temerature and have decided to stop worrying about it.

I have noticed that it is very temperature sensitive,below a certain temperature it sounds like a Diesel ,nigh on all day,but on a warm day like yesterday which was around 15 degrees it was noisy on initial start up but this decreased after a few miles until it was barely audible,but around 10 degrees it is very noisy most of the time,so I have concluded it is due to the oil viscosity and decided to stop worrying about it.Also I have complained (on here) about the ride being hard,and I have noticed I get a (marginally) better ride on a warm day.I was wondering if the fluid (or gas) in the shockers may be more fluid when warm and this would account for it.Any thoughts ...

My Cruise control started playing up and clutch switch was indeed found to be the problem,and was changed.I can now hear the microswitch operate if I depress the clutch a tad,which it didnt before.

Thanks for the replies Guys, Much appreciated...

I had this,I had done 9k with 11k to a service and the spanner came on,and I had to have some new FW installed,that appears to have fixed it

Hi, Can I ask if any members with a 1.6 petrol consider their engines to be noisy please. On a cold morning my sounds not unlike a diesel,I am guessing it is the hydraulic tappets pumping up,but it takes a good 5 - 10 mins fo the noise to reduce and even then if I drive with the stereo off I can hear a constant ticking,is this normal or have I got a problem ? i.e are these engines noisy or have I got a cam/tappet/spring problem. TIA...

Just for update,it has been in today and had a firmware upgrade and this appears to have solved the problem.. :blink:

Thanks KfK

I have started having a problem,My service light is on despite the fact it has only done 8900 miles,it says and my service interval is 20000 miles.It says -100 before I turn the key.I have had it into Autoworld this morning and they have reset the service light,got in it tonight to go and pick my Wife up and it has reverted back to the same,apart from it saying -50 now.As I was passing I dropped in and they want me to bring my spare key and my card,and are talking about a SW upgrade,Any ideas ?

I found I had a terrible moaning sound eminating from the passenger side- but strangely it dissapeared when the Missus got out :blink: