What on earth was the ticking though? Throttle valve flap ‘flapping’? It’s a new one on me anyway. Quite why that should affect the oil level as well. They aren’t exactly connected really. Oil is oil, air is air.


That's exactly what i thought, all of that made no sense whatsoever. I mean so far ...

Update 2

The culprit was throtle body not functioning properly due to carbon build up.

Symptoms
1.Oil level doesnt show the right readings too low or too high
2.Ocasional rattle over speed bumps or pothooles
3.Rough vibration when you start the car or turn off
4.Blower motor's stoped working
5 ...

Sounds like a bad sensor to start with. You do have to be careful not to overfill though. Correct on the dipstick is in my experience almost a litre too much.

It sounds like something is running because the engine has stopped. No idea beyond that unless you can identify exactly where the noise is ...

Ok Update 1.

Wen to shop all around would say 20/ 30 min drive. On Idrive oil level came up as oil level too high until i got to 2nd shop where when i left, came up as oil level too low the ticking/clicking noise is back. Got back home IDrive still said oil level too low ... checked the dipstick ...

Alan Gunn wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:01 am Gremlins doing a stock take by the sound of it.
Show the garage that video.

Def. Will do ! I'll update on every step i take, might help someone in future.

Update.

As weird as it sounds had the issue for 2 day's , on day 3 it just disappeared. Car is the same as it was before how about that

I did take off the cover and the filter ect,the tick isnt mechanical but sounds more like electric tick if that makes any sense.with all the covers off ect sounds like top of the engine.I booked the car in local garage to have a look at just thought some have come across similar issue

Morning folks
I would appreciate is someone could shed some light on this, tried to look online and didn't come across anything. Went for a long drive somewhere around 5 h to sea-side and back. Once returned home got this noise coming from what seam's to be engine bay once i switch the car off.No ...