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TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
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Hi folks, can anyone help.
My D3 (06) has recently developed a ticking sound, which comes from behind the dash somewhere near the radio. The sound, which is a rapid series of very noticeable ticks, lasting for about four seconds, occurs both when a door is opened on getting into the car and immediately on starting the engine.
There are no warnings from the message centre and the car behaves normally after starting. Also, I have tried it out a different vehicle height settings but that makes no difference.
I have contacted my dealer but needs the car to diagnose the problem, which is fair enough.
I have recorded the sound but don't know how to get an mp3 file onto this posting but I can email it to anyone who may have an idea.
Looking forward to your response. *Disco3 7-seat Auto
March 2006
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2001
Epson Green
108,000 miles without a single problem
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1993
Bonatti Grey
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*Various company cars, no comparison
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 7th Nov 2006 1:57 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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The stereo wakes up when you open the door. The sound is the stereo looking for disc. Mine is more of a swishing than clicking sound though.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 7th Nov 2006 9:46 pm |
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TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
Posts: 211
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Caver,
Thanks for your response, you are absolutely right, it is the CD mechanism. The reason that I have not heard it before is because I had inserted a CD that I had copied (legally) and the paper label had become unstuck at the edge and was catching on the mechanism as it revolved.
Problem sorted, thank you for your help. *Disco3 7-seat Auto
March 2006
Zermatt silver
*Disco TD5 GS Manual
2001
Epson Green
108,000 miles without a single problem
*Disco TD200 Manual
1993
Bonatti Grey
55,000 trouble-free miles
*Various company cars, no comparison
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| 7th Nov 2006 10:14 pm |
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Flack
Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
Location: Preston Lancashire
Posts: 6235
 
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Yeah lables on cd's on car stereo's are a bad idea, they knock the disk off balance and cause the disk to vibrate when spinning. I always leave them lable free and just use a marker pen.
Flack.
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| 7th Nov 2006 10:25 pm |
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TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
Posts: 211
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Good advice Flack, no labels in future. *Disco3 7-seat Auto
March 2006
Zermatt silver
*Disco TD5 GS Manual
2001
Epson Green
108,000 miles without a single problem
*Disco TD200 Manual
1993
Bonatti Grey
55,000 trouble-free miles
*Various company cars, no comparison
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| 8th Nov 2006 5:41 am |
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DickyH
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 81
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Flack wrote:Yeah lables on cd's on car stereo's are a bad idea, they knock the disk off balance and cause the disk to vibrate when spinning. I always leave them lable free and just use a marker pen.
Flack.
I didn't know that! What a useful post.
Presumably this can also apply to the CD reader/writer in your PC, or any other for that matter. Marker pen for me in the future, and those labels are such a faff anyway.
Amazing what you can learn on this forum.
Cheers! 
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| 8th Nov 2006 9:41 am |
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TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
Posts: 211
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Agreed.....you get better results from the forum than you do from the dealership. My problem was sorted within a few hours by a member based in Australia, whereas my dealer didn't have a clue. This saved me travelling some 70 miles to and from the dealer and leaving the car with them for a day.
A big thanks to Martin for the Disco3 website. *Disco3 7-seat Auto
March 2006
Zermatt silver
*Disco TD5 GS Manual
2001
Epson Green
108,000 miles without a single problem
*Disco TD200 Manual
1993
Bonatti Grey
55,000 trouble-free miles
*Various company cars, no comparison
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| 8th Nov 2006 10:54 am |
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Flack
Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
Location: Preston Lancashire
Posts: 6235
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Quote:didn't know that! What a useful post.
Presumably this can also apply to the CD reader/writer in your PC, or any other for that matter. Marker pen for me in the future, and those labels are such a faff anyway.
Amazing what you can learn on this forum.
Yes the same go's for your pc. I have in fact just lately started using the printable disks and these work perfect, you get a lot better looking disk and you can put what you want on them.
Many inkjet printers now print cd's and the ink is so cheap.
Flack
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| 8th Nov 2006 9:51 pm |
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