satanshollow Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I've had my 2007 Fusion SE 2.3 since May or so. It is automatic. I always find upon startup I have to idle for a minute before leaving. Otherwise I get this noisy diesel like sound when I put it in gear. After a few seconds the sound goes away. The car has almost 80,000kms on it. The car runs fine, I have zero issues. I'm just wondering if this is just a normal noise this motor makes? Is it just because the motor is cold and I"m being paranoid? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghoneycutt Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I bought a 2007 SEL on 11/19/2011 same noise, sounds like a diesel starting up in the morning, before I bought this one I test drove two outer ones with the 2.3 engine they all made the same sound, I think is just the nature of the beast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photi_G Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Same for my Milan. The manual suggests idling for 10 minutes on a cold morning before shifting out of park. It definitely helps, but in my case, I don't want my garage being fumigated for 10 minutes every morning. It's rather noisy during normal driving as well, but not as bad as some other 4-bangers I've heard. The Duratec 23 is after all, a Mazda-designed engine, and they were more worried about performance than noise. And I'll tell you, if you get the revs up, this engine WILL haul. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) Same for my Milan. The manual suggests idling for 10 minutes on a cold morning before shifting out of park. It definitely helps, but in my case, I don't want my garage being fumigated for 10 minutes every morning. It's rather noisy during normal driving as well, but not as bad as some other 4-bangers I've heard. The Duratec 23 is after all, a Mazda-designed engine, and they were more worried about performance than noise. And I'll tell you, if you get the revs up, this engine WILL haul. Hi Photi. :D Just as an FYI to avoid confusion for others: You accidentally misread the Owners Manual. The Owners Manual/Ford do not suggest idling for 10 minutes before shifting out of park. Under most driving conditions, the vehicle only needs to idle for 10-20 seconds before driving. What you are most likely mistakenly referring to is this passage in the Owners Manual (page 187 of the copy I have): "To avoid potential transmission damage at extremely cold temperatures (below -20°F [-30°C]), it is recommended that the vehicle be warmed up to normal operating temperature before driving at highway speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h). Normal operating temperature is normally reached after 10 minutes of moderate driving or idling." All that means is to not start the car and drive directly onto a highway and do over 50 mph in -20F or below until the temp gauge shows the car is warmed up. So as long as you don't live right next to a highway and plan on driving right onto it, you can shift into D and drive the car almost immediately after starting (again, after a 10-20 second warm-up is sufficient). Just not immediately at highway speeds. And that warm up period takes about approximately 10 minutes of moderate driving and/or idling. It does not need to be idled for 10 minutes, just driven below highway speeds for 10 minutes. Hope this clears up any confusion. Good luck. :beerchug: Edited December 18, 2011 by bbf2530 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photi_G Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Hi Photi. :D Just as an FYI to avoid confusion for others: You accidentally misread the Owners Manual. The Owners Manual/Ford do not suggest idling for 10 minutes before shifting out of park. Under most driving conditions, the vehicle only needs to idle for 10-20 seconds before driving. What you are most likely mistakenly referring to is this passage in the Owners Manual (page 187 of the copy I have): "To avoid potential transmission damage at extremely cold temperatures (below -20°F [-30°C]), it is recommended that the vehicle be warmed up to normal operating temperature before driving at highway speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h). Normal operating temperature is normally reached after 10 minutes of moderate driving or idling." Just one misread word can throw you off. Glad you caught that. Don't want to confuse anybody else because I can't read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Just one misread word can throw you off. Glad you caught that. Don't want to confuse anybody else because I can't read. Hi Photi. :D Thanks for having the intelligence and maturity to understand I was only trying to help. :grouphug: For some odd reason, that does not always happen here (or on the Internet in general). Good luck. :beerchug: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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