Upload it to Vimeo or YouTube, then share a link to it.I managed to capture a video of the tapping but I’m unable to post it due to this error message. Any suggestions ?
All Hyundai 4 cylinders have a high pressure fuel pump that is actuated by the camshaft. You will hear the tapping constantly. If you'll play the video again and notice it gets louder as the OP moves towards the front of the motor or drivers side. I've owned enough Hyundai's to recognize this sound.
It's normal and it is the high pressure fuel pump noise. It's louder when the engine is at it's coldest.
I have the same noise, but I'm not worried, my 2017 Chevy colorado did something similar and most people on the forums decided it was the high-pressure fuel pump or the cam phasers. I monitored the oil and filter for 18k miles and saw no signs of metal shavings or undue wear. It seems that a lot of new cars with direct injection do this and it's just a quirk.The weird thing about this is it’s only some days you can hear it. It’s done it upon warm starts and cold starts. And there’s really no pattern to it. It’s just random.But I am also very familiar with the noisy pumps since I work for Hyundai. This sounds a little different than the usual pump noise. I may try removing the engine cover and padding around the pump and place the camera somewhere close to see if you’re right.
I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion that it’s the pump running dry or something fuel pressure related because when it does it randomly the car has the hard starts. Our Hyundai engineer said something about leaking injector seals but I’m just gonna let it go because it’s not causing any serious problems and since they’re aware of the problem I’m sure if enough people report it they’ll make a tsbI have the same noise, but I'm not worried, my 2017 Chevy colorado did something similar and most people on the forums decided it was the high-pressure fuel pump or the cam phasers. I monitored the oil and filter for 18k miles and saw no signs of metal shavings or undue wear. It seems that a lot of new cars with direct injection do this and it's just a quirk.
Edit: also I see now that this is a little bit of an old thread, does your car still do it at random? my truck did it to for seemingly no reason.