jugodmyko

i hear a rattle like around 3-4rpms and it sounds nasty does any1 have this problem or ever heard of this... i think its coming from my stock header to my cat

jugodmyko

well i looked and i think its my cat shield has any1 heard of this?

WhiteOnRice

It gets real, real hot and can crack/rust near the bolts and snap very easily if it gets wet.

IntgrB18C5

ive been hearing this rattle coming from my car and it sounds like something might be loose, its a very faint sound like a metal ring is loose and clinging and bouncing around, its hard to explain but hopefully some of you have had this problem and know how to fix it

WhiteOnRice

^From what part of the car? You can't expect someone would know from that description.

IntgrB18C5

like I said it is really hard to explain, just its coming from under the car and it makes the most noise when I start driving from a stop

IntgrB18C5

aight so I got up under my car and it sounds like the rattling is coming from the Cat

WhiteOnRice

Is this an ep3 or rsx? I have an extra ep3 cat heat shield with bolts.

IntgrB18C5

04 rsx-s

ive been testing it alot and it rattles when i first start my car and its idling high but stops when it warms up and then it rattles alot when the A/C is on, and what is it about the heat shield that is causing this

phthalo

my rattle comes from my cat hitting my double x-brace...i hope

WhiteOnRice

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IntgrB18C5

whoops, must have not been paying attention, well it started after I took a road trip to Auburn from tuscaloosa and it was a two lane road the whole way so I was droping it into 4th alot to hurry and past people, so would me pushing my car alot cause that and so do i need a new heat shield?

IntgrB18C5

i need help on this one guys i need to fix this cause its driving me crazy

WhiteOnRice

I can't tell you to get a new heat shield if you don't actually get under your car and look if you need it. Look where the shields are crimped together with a bolt going through their flat parts (that's where they usually snap). It's hard to explain. The road trip and the higher revs may have been the final straw. It's no reason to stop high revs though