2014 Fiesta Titanium 1.0 Ecoboost with Power Shift. Immediately after starting a cold engine I can hear a noise that goes after several seconds. What is this? Car has only done 750 miles, I am getting very poor MPG. Hoping that this will improve when the car is fully run in. Apart from this the car performs beautifully.

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Dear Mick

Can you please elucidate....as per Dunce's Guide

When u start car get a stethoscope an listen or hold screw driver up to turbo stick ur ear to other end and listin for strange noises

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Silly me...and I thought you were being helpful...

He is. Your ears are a valuable diagnostic tool. Stethoscopes for automotive and industrial purposes are available quite cheaply on the Internet.

You might find people more forthcoming with help if you lose the sarcy attitude!

Unfortunately, another reply that I personally find unhelpful.

Hi Quadrus,

Firstly, welcome to the forums!

Secondly, as a newbie myself I understand how hard it is to settle in. I think the point that everyone is trying to make is that you haven't told us what the noise sounds like so the suggestion is get someone else to start the engine while you have the engine open to see if you can pinpoint where the noise is coming from. The key here is "information is king".

Come back with some more details and everyone will be glad to help I'm sure

Thank you for your sensitive reply. To put this into context, my wife who also drives the car has not heard the noise. To me, the Noise /Sound is quiet and lasts 8 to 10 seconds, it could be longer ....it sounds as if something is being engaged or disengaged. Perhaps it is the choke configuration. It only happens on cold start with foot on brake (its an Automatic) Throttle not touched, Engine on tick-over. The car is a dream to drive.

All fords nowadays make odd noises of some sort, my Focus, for instance, sounds like a jet shutting down when the engine is shut down, it makes an odd ABS noise when going at 15mph for the first time in a journey and makes a weird noise when locking. It could be a perfectly normal noise, but not many people have noticed it on their car yet so the internets doesn't know about it. If you are very worried and cannot find the answer have a word with Ford, I doubt they will be overly helpful but it would be worth a shot.

Thank you for your reply Ben. I am not worried just curious. You know what it is like when you get a brand new car.. you are sensitive to any noise.

I was paranoid as hell when I got my Focus, after an interesting experience with a ST24. Every time I heard a noise my wallet crapped itself!

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