Turns out it was the heatshield around the exhaust. I got the car up on some blocks today to change the oil, filters, fluids, etc and also to take a look at what has been rattling under there all this time. The heatshield had rotted itsself loose from the 2 bolts all the way in the back. I was able to drill out the rusted bolts and put in some new ones with really big washers and now its sounds great. It was soooo embarrasing to be idling and hearing this terrible sound under my car.
Finally fixed that damn rattling under my car...
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Yea, I feel you, my wifes car had the same problem after replacing the starter....it is a wonder what vibration and a few bolts can do, glad you got it fixed. My wifes car drove me nuts till I fixed the heat shield. Her starter had a loose heat shield....did the same thing as the exhaust heat shield. Drove me NUTS!!!
I get a rattling sound whenever I go over bumps, vibrations in the road, speed bumps, etc. I only hear it when I roll my window down and at low speed b/c of the noise factor but I assume it's always present. It sounds like some pebbles in a tin can under there... does it sound like it may be the heat shield for me too? Thanks guys--
Mike
Mike
Mike, what you are describing really sounds like your hand brake. To quickly test it out stop the car, put the hand brake all the way on, put the car in first gear and slightly release the clutch, just enough to make that car roll a little if you didn't have the hand brake on. If the car doesn't go anywhere at all and it feels like the rear of the car rose up higher, your hand brake should be fine. If only one side of the rear felt like it rose up, then the hand brake on the opposite side (the side that stayed down) is loose. You can easily adjust that inside the car with a couple of wrenches or even just your hands.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Me Too
I have my cats off right now and have a funny rattle that drives me nuts. I think mine is the heat shields around the cats themselves. I am going to safety wire them in place to keep them from rattling.
On a side note, I am probably about to start a thread about the cats. (Unless I find one that I think will answer my question.)
Lance
I have my cats off right now and have a funny rattle that drives me nuts. I think mine is the heat shields around the cats themselves. I am going to safety wire them in place to keep them from rattling.
On a side note, I am probably about to start a thread about the cats. (Unless I find one that I think will answer my question.)
Lance
