Weird rattle, any ideas?
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Weird rattle, any ideas?
Im getting this weird rattle coming from some where up front, but it only does it at 2500 rpms, but it doesnt do it when i drive a little harder than normal? i cant really pin point where the rattle is coming from because it only does it when im driving. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this?
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Re: Weird rattle, any ideas?
Originally Posted by Red Baron
Im getting this weird rattle coming from some where up front, but it only does it at 2500 rpms, but it doesnt do it when i drive a little harder than normal? i cant really pin point where the rattle is coming from because it only does it when im driving. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this?
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Loose pieces inside the catalytic converter. Mine is doing this now. Most evident from a stop to about 15 mph. Get under the car and thump on the cat converter, see if it sounds like something is loose.
Either that or loose heat shields on the exhaust manifolds perhaps. Don't ask me how to fix those, I haven't figured that out yet on mine.
Either that or loose heat shields on the exhaust manifolds perhaps. Don't ask me how to fix those, I haven't figured that out yet on mine.
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what do u mean "loose heat sheild on the cat"? the metal thats attached to the floor or is that the metal around the cat that has the holes at the bottom? i knocked on the peice thats attached to the floor it seemed like pretty secure. (i thought maybe that could be the prob). im gonna try bangin on the cat itself see if thats it
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Ya, I was going to say that too. I had the rattling a while back. Happened a little at idle and more when I was driving at low rpms. I never fixed the problem, but it went away in a couple weeks. I didn't know how it went away when I didn't do anything to fix it. But I was glad it was gone. It was so annoying.
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Originally Posted by Red Baron
what do u mean "loose heat sheild on the cat"? the metal thats attached to the floor or is that the metal around the cat that has the holes at the bottom?
i knocked on the peice thats attached to the floor it seemed like pretty secure. (i thought maybe that could be the prob). im gonna try bangin on the cat itself see if thats it
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Originally Posted by TelePlayer
Loose pieces inside the catalytic converter.
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i cant really afford to spend any money on the car right now ( gettin married next monrth) could i just take it off and run a pipe? my emissions are good for 2 years. could it hurt?
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i'd say go for it. just make sure you don't get caught cause some states have heavy penalties. and you probably won't loose any torque b/c your supercharged.