Metal-on-metal rasping cicada-like noise

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    Hi everyone,
    Anyone ever run into this kind of noise?
    2013 Prius+ (Prius v for USA/Canada)

    When I accelerate gently while on the gas engine, I often get this weird metal-on-metal rasping / grinding noise a bit like a metal cicada or like a saw against a metal bar. Goes grinn-grinn-grinn, sometimes once, sometimes a few times in a row.

    Toyota said everything looked fine at service. Took a mechanic out for a drive — he heard it too but had no idea. Appointment booked to dig into it.

    Short recordings (hosted on my PCloud) will be posted as soon as am given permission (but I should post 4 times , so quite hopeless.)
     
    #1 Groutchmeuh, Aug 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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    Copy paste error
    The message should've ended with :

    "Appreciate any thoughts or ideas.
    Thanks!"
     
    #2 Groutchmeuh, Aug 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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    Yikes that's never good.
    Maybe timing chain?
    If the timing chain tensioner is failing or dirty?
    Do you have leak down back of motor towards front , just below valve cover?
     
    #3 2015V-BadHG, Aug 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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    Thx for the fast reply.
    I 'll suggest the mechanic ! I'm totally dumb.
    But I see no leak
     
    #4 Groutchmeuh, Aug 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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    I posted a VIDEO on YOUTUBE
    You may lesten to the noise if you search Youtube for
    Prius plus (v for USA/CND) noise
    It comes up on top
     
    #5 Groutchmeuh, Aug 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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    This is his "video" with about 3 seconds of sound only

     
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    Thanks for your efforts but something happened to this video . I had to convert an MP3 recording into a video to post it on Youtube and the converter added an empty track.

    I had edited the sound to decrease backgroune nois and suppress parts of the recording with no event.

    Yet 2 occurrences of the weird noise can be heard within those 3 seconds/
     
    #7 Groutchmeuh, Aug 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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    how many miles/km on her?
     
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    for anyone listening, there are only sounds in the first 5 seconds, don't keep listening.

    there are two distinct sounds in those first 5 seconds, is it the second sound that is new?
     
    #9 bisco, Aug 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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    can you determine what part of the car it is coming from? i don't hear the engine starting, so i'm assuming it is a pump
     
    #10 bisco, Aug 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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