Do you notice a ticking noise during acceleration?

[K_Squared]

So I am loving the Emira and at this point I'm just looking into a few small quirks that are somewhat annoying to see if they are normal or exceptions. One such thing is that whenever I accelerate (doesn't matter if it's light or hard acceleration), I notice a subtle ticking noise that I THINK is coming from behind me somewhere. It's difficult to determine the source and I'm going to have to let someone else drive while I try to locate it. The noise doesn't happen when I'm not accelerating so I'm thinking it's either something within the engine or just something in the car that vibrates only during acceleration.

At any rate, I've heard at least 2-3 others report this on Facebook or in this forum so I wanted to put it out there...do you notice this noise and if so, have you been able to identify or address it? It somewhat detracts from the otherwise glorious supercharger and exhaust notes from the engine under normal acceleration.

Thanks in advance!

 

[DriverMod]

I still have the ticking noise but sometimes it’s there and loud and sometimes it’s completely gone. In one drive I’ll have no ticking, then some slight ticking, then a ton of noise in 3rd and 4th gears, then nothing again; no rhyme or reason.
I’ve learned to ignore it for the most part. Not sure if I want to have the dealership try to monkey with it or not.

 

[crestima]

I still have the ticking noise but sometimes it’s there and loud and sometimes it’s completely gone. In one drive I’ll have no ticking, then some slight ticking, then a ton of noise in 3rd and 4th gears, then nothing again; no rhyme or reason.
I’ve learned to ignore it for the most part. Not sure if I want to have the dealership try to monkey with it or not.

If possible, try to record the ticking sounds close to the source area of the sound (motor, gear shift...) and post it here. Even if no one on this forum can help identify a suspect culprit, that audio would likely be useful to show your Lotus technician , should you decide to have them tackle the problem later on.

 

[Speedy Emira]

Just picked mine up today and mine does the same thing when I drove it couple hours back home. Did anyone find where or what is causing it? @K_Squared we are both local to the same dealer or couple hours away lol. Did you reach out to them?

1st 2nd & 3rd I didn’t hear it. 4th-6th yea for sure with 5th being the worst.

Got mine back from having the HVAC fixed, new doors, rear quarter and guess what I now have the ticking noise in the first three gears.
In defence of Lotus the 5 weeks they had my car for panels and paint was the first time I have gone a moth without reporting something to the dealer. I am sure they dread seeing my number come up.