Rattling Sound

[Topgun7557]

My car give a rattling sound when I start off at low rpm and would dissapear after that. But once at low rpm or speed, the sound would come back. I suspect that it would come from the undercarriage and checked the cat heat shield but it is still intake.

 

Any other idea as to from where this sound might come from. More like the sound when your car is driving at a low speed but at a hight gear. Even while going up slope at 2nd gear, the sound would reappear again.

 

Help please.

[Saaber]

Definitely it is the exhaust bracket hitting against the chassis.....

[Topgun7557]

where is the best worshop that I can rectify this problem. Any recommendation? So what exactly should be done?

 

TIA

[Sky8807]

wah! your car so much vibration..

what car u are driving.

[Saaber]

You can try Man Exhaust at Sin Ming....but best is you go to your regular mechanic and hoist up to check it first, sometimes, a little prying and bending will solve the problem and it will be free......you just need to buy your mech a drink...

[Offroader]

Some tiems they just wield it for u...veyr fast one...

[S2P2]

and should not be ex. last time my friend civic welded for $20

[Offroader]

yep...had my ole Rover did thereonce as well......so....u not sleeping arh, with the new hair cut,..can sleep better????

[S2P2]

cannot, new haircut, just blow hair, canot bear to ruin it going to liao. 10 mins or so.

[Offroader]

me now going to zzzzz c u tomorrow.........

[Topgun7557]

Driving a Cordy. Got this after going over a pot hole up north while doing a italian tune-up. Will definetely give my mech a visit and hopefully it could be resolve.

[Vtim]

in that case, it could be those 'rubber' doughnut, that hangs the exhaust pipe onto the lower under carriage, drop off, broken or the pipe got unhook from it shouldn't be ex for those rubber doughnut, usually a few $

[Takirolow]

 

 

Edited March 13, 2003 by Takirolow

[Kianbeng]

could also be the engine mounts. But it's hard to say. Anything can be rattling. Better get it checked before it worsen.

 

my 2 cents

 

[Topgun7557]

Well I guess I better update my findings.

 

Actually, the rattling sound was neither from the exhaust (checked with Man exhaust and even change to a straight through cat from him) nor the engine mount. It came from the timing belt. How was it possible.... the tension for the timing belt was insufficient. I did replace the belt for my 60k service and only after I have checked with Man and did my own that I send back to my mech and have him throughly checked. Confirmed the cause and now driving hapily.

 

Guess there was a thread about rattling/vibration after changing the belt, I advise the owner to check the tension belt.

 

Thanks all for the advise and help.