Model Year 21/22 Could I have a timing chain issue?

Jul 23, 2024
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I have an issue with my VZ2 when using from a cold start (first in morning, end of work day, that type of thing).

Around a certain RPM (normally around 2,600) I get an awful sound from the engine that sounds like something rattling which then goes away after a period of driving (so am assuming it is possibly temperature/pressure related). I have tried to get a garage to look at it but obviously requires the car to be in that "cold" condition and they didn't really seem to put a lot of effort into replicating the issue.

Today I thought I would play with OBDEleven and see if anything was noticeable in there.

Starting the engine and letting it settle to idle, for exhaust I got

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For intake I got the below and the fluctuating for actual was hitting as low as 13 and as high as 17

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I then left the car running for a while to simulate where the noise would disappear and found the exhaust phase had changed and intake actual was basically now sitting on 15

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Could that initial fluctuating on the intake actual suggest there is an issue with the chain on a cold start?