Originally Posted by
louis_2012
As you stand looking at the engine, look down the right hand side of the block towards the back with the engine running, the previous 170 i owned the cable/cable clip snaps off the inlet and the clicking noise you can hear is the cable going in/out/in/out as the IMRC is trying to adjust the inlet flaps but cant due to it being snapped off. Also to note the injectors are quite noisy on these.
This was my original thought, but as the EML isn't on I figured it wouldn't be this, everything I've read says the EML would be on