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I just wanted to mention briefly, I have just talked to someone highly knowledgeable with regard to this specific problem. Someone who said they have done this repair personally. I don't know their background exactly, but the detail they've provided (and the fact that they sell OEM and...

You had mentioned in an earlier post about this that they showed you the part and the failed seals. What part did they show you exactly? When I look up VVT actuators for Hyundai I often get pictures of the VVT solenoids, which also have seals. Sadly there aren't any pictures of the inside of...

Thanks. I think I managed to locate it with a flash light, and it doesn't look unreachable. I'm thinking I'll just set aside a day very soon to replace that and the oil pressure switch since I have to remove some of the same parts for both, and the pressure switch looks like it needs to be...

I just tried jump starting my Santa Fe to rule out a battery problem and it made no difference that I could tell. The rattle was just as loud as ever after sitting for about an hour and a half. I'm planning to try it again after the car has sat for a while, and this time I'll measure the...

I just wanted to add a tiny update to this thread. With me putting so few miles on the car these days, the startup rattle hasn't had much priority. I had mentioned before that it seemed to no longer happen on the first start of the day, and only on starts that occurred an hour or two after it...

You know, I was going to mention that I thought the actuator was controlled by oil pressure... But I second guessed myself, heh. Thanks for the clarification.

Thanks for the suggestion! This is the first I've heard that a battery fixed the problem. I'll consider getting one, though the one in the car isn't that old. I can't remember off the top of my head, but I think it's a Duracell... dated 2018 I think? Probably nothing special, and I have no idea...

Just curious Nickmaio, where are you located? Just wondering what kind of weather the car had been through. I have looked around a bit and still haven't found any other mention of bad seals in the actuators. I know a lot of cars have this rattle, but I've not seen it diagnosed specifically as a...

Thanks for the info. How many miles were on yours when the rough idle started and when you got rid of it? Also, did you see the seals that went bad? This is the first I've even heard of actuator seals going bad on these. I'm not even sure where the actuator seal would be...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone! This forum is great. Very active. :) I'll probably get some Rislone at Wal-Mart today since it's so cheap. I need to do a transmission drain and fill on it as well, since they recommend it at 60k miles for "severe" conditions... which is, basically...

Thanks so much for the feedback guys! Hard to believe that such a loud noise is so common and doesn't make things explode... but that certainly seems to be the case this time. As for warranty, I don't have a Hyundai warranty, but when I purchased the vehicle, the small dealership I bought the...

Thanks. That's pretty much what I've read around the internet. I haven't had any check engine or other lights come on, but I'll use my OBDII reader to double check it for any old codes, just in case. If it were a phaser rattling, do you know of any way, without removing the timing cover, to...

It's hard to say, because it doesn't make the noise every time. It seemed queiter the first couple times after the oil change, but other times since then it was just as loud as it had been before. First time starting it today was as loud as it was before the oil change.

Thanks. As mentioned in the first post, I did put in an OEM filter when I did the oil change last week. I haven't put a lot of miles on it since the oil change though... maybe 100 or so.

I'm going to keep this post as short as possible. I'm not a mechanic, but I have a decent grasp of mechanical things once I learn what's what. Based on videos I've seen online, and suggestions I've read, I'm pretty sure this is VVT phaser rattle, likely due to a sticky\lazy locking pin. If you...