Being subject to regular noise on your vehicle tends to be irritating, a vehicle is so sophisticated that it is constantly difficult to find its origin and even more so to find the part that generates it. If you have already experienced a clicking noise on your PORSCHE PANAMERA, we will almost certainly be able to support you. Indeed, our editorial staff decided to create this document in order to review the main causes of a clicking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA. This is why, firstly, we will look at what are the reasons of this type of noise coming from your engine block, then those of a noise coming from your direction and finally, the origins of clicking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA coming from your suspensions.clicking-noise-porsche-panamera

I find out a clicking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA located on my engine

Verify your high engine

If you find out a clicking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA, and this sound is located at the top of the engine, it means that it comes from your cylinder head and its accompanying parts. Two elements can be the causes of these ticking noises on PORSCHE PANAMERA. Either the hydraulic pushers , generally it is because of their faulty “hydraulic catch-up” system that we will hear these clicking noises, often when cold and disappear when hot. Otherwise, it is the interplay of your rocker arms or their state of wear that is at issue. In this circumstance, remember to change them.

Verify your low engine

If you have distinguished the spot of source of the PORSCHE PANAMERA clikcing noises coming from your low engine, it may be that your rods or piston shafts are the causes. In both situations, the risk in the long term is the breakage of the motor. These two repairs are very complicated and most mechanics will advise you to change the engine of your PORSCHE PANAMERA.

Combustion problem

Finally, if you have the feeling that this clicking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA is related to the combustion of your engine, there are three possible reasons of it. Verify the state of your glow plugs which, if worn, can hinder the proper combustion of the fuel mixture. Then, it is possible that your timing belt is shifted and that it does not properly manage the timing of the various engine elements to promote good combustion. And finally, the most classic trigger, comes from your injection, which is either blocked or one or more injectors are damaged. In this case, do not hesitate to read this document which deals in detail with the different injection sounds on PORSCHE PANAMERA.

I find out a clicking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA in my direction

Verify the state of the gimbals

One of the most basic reasons of a clicking noises in the direction of your PORSCHE PANAMERA is connected to the direction of the vehicle. Indeed, the cardans and their bellows are parts that are constantly stressed during your changes of direction or that you turn your wheels and a wear of one of them can make a ticking type of sound when you approach the stop zone of your steering. A bellows with holes will harm the cardan shaft very quickly and must be swapped rapidly, otherwise the entire cardan shaft will have to be swapped. Consider taking a look at it. If you would like more detailed information about gimbals noises on PORSCHE PANAMERA, do not hesitate to consult this complete guide.

Verify the rest of your direction

Finally, when you experience a clicking noise on your PORSCHE PANAMERA, it is possible that it is the direction that is involved. Just like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you turn your wheels. If this is the case, the parts that may have been damaged due to normal wear and tear or impact (e. g. sidewalks) are steering rods, stabilizer bar silentblocks or steering triangles.

I find out a clicking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA coming from my suspensions

Verify the suspension

If you experience a clicking noise on your PORSCHE PANAMERA each time you pass a speed bump, it is really possible that your suspension block is the cause of the sound. Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are out of date, have the rubber (silentbloc) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its task and during small jolts that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the problem that concerns you, take a dented road and, at low speed, pay attention to the sound originating from your front axle when ever you pass over holes. If these are the cups, consider changing them soon as this may damage other parts and require more expensive repairs.

Check spring and cylinder

If you detect a clicking noise on your PORSCHE PANAMERA at the suspension level, it is widely possible that spring wear or shock cylinder deformation may be a explanation. To check the state of the spring, place the car on a flat surface and measure that the heights from the ground to the bottom of the body are equivalent on each side (empty car for measurement). You can also check between the front and rear, if there is a gap too significant it suggests that that most likely your springs are worn, if you observe a leak go a little further in the article to have the answer to this problem. For the cylinder the verification is visual, ensure that it seems to work in a straight axis. And that there is no angle that would alter its proper functioning. If one of them breaks in both situations, you should consider swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a squeaking noise on PORSCHE PANAMERA than a clicking noise, don’t hesitate to consult this article.