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2024 Land Rover Defender 110 P400 — intermittent metallic rattle after cold start

EuroSeller14Community StarterJan 12, 20262024 Land Rover Defender 110 P400Atlanta
For the first few seconds after a cold start I hear a metallic rattle, then it disappears and won't come back once the engine is warm. No warning lights and it drives normally. Has anyone chased something like this without just replacing random parts? Appreciate any ideas on what to check first.
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TireNomad57Community StarterCommunity StarterJan 12, 2026permalink
Intermittent stuff lies if you only catch it once. A pressure test beats staring at a dry driveway if the 2024 Land Rover Defender is losing coolant with no puddle. Save the big job until that test fails. On “intermittent metallic rattle after cold start,” that was the fork that mattered for me. This is from a 2024 Land Rover Defender in Atlanta. A shop burned me once by skipping that step. I'll update if anything new shows up.
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