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Old 05-09-2004, 08:33 AM
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I have this rattling problem in my car. It happens at no specific time or anything. I could be sitting at a light in neutral and it will come and go, or it happens while i'm driving. Its honestly driving me insane. Especially when I'm at a light and people are wondering what the hell that noise is!

Most people say its the heatsheild on the cat... I took mine off, I thought it was my exhaust piping... i just got that redone because mine was all messed up. I dont have an exhaust manifold heat sheild, so thats not it. Its pretty damn annoying.

Any ideas? I'd really appreciate a solution.

Edit: I made this thread because I was getting no answers posting on someone elses thread.
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could it be your exaust pipe at the axle back or it could be your shifter linkage if u install a short shifter....ive heard that was a cause of rattling before
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No short shifter here... and I just replaced the exhaust pipe... and thats not it. Thanks though.
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Ever thought of it being your CAT?
Get underneath your car and hit your catalytic converter and see if you can hear loose particles.

If you can then replace your cat.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jimmy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ever thought of it being your CAT?
Get underneath your car and hit your catalytic converter and see if you can hear loose particles.

If you can then replace your cat.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I looked at the cat, its now gutted out.. still... RATTLING!
Old 05-09-2004, 07:11 PM
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does it sound like its coming from somewhere around your passegner side back windo? that annoys the HELL out of me
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its definately coming from under the car... sounds like its from the right side but it might be directly under the car.
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retorque your motor mounts to spec in the proper sequence & i bet it will stop.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jwn7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">retorque your motor mounts to spec in the proper sequence & i bet it will stop.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I honestly think its from UNDER the car.
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My axle back is sitting on my gas tank, I need to rebend the hanger, it is annoying as ****.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I looked at the cat, its now gutted out.. still... RATTLING!</TD></TR></TABLE>


hey how can you GUT your cat???
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have this rattling problem in my car. It happens at no specific time or anything. I could be sitting at a light in neutral and it will come and go, or it happens while i'm driving. Its honestly driving me insane. Especially when I'm at a light and people are wondering what the hell that noise is!

Most people say its the heatsheild on the cat... I took mine off, I thought it was my exhaust piping... i just got that redone because mine was all messed up. I dont have an exhaust manifold heat sheild, so thats not it. Its pretty damn annoying.

Any ideas? I'd really appreciate a solution.

Edit: I made this thread because I was getting no answers posting on someone elses thread.</TD></TR></TABLE>

my friend had the same problem. It turned out that the 2 bolts that connects your cat to the header was messed up.. cauesing rattling... also get the new spring for the bolts
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any other ideas?
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jack the car up

start it up

get underneath it

wait for the rattle

isolate it

voila...

seriously haha, my car made a rattle, while i was at the muffler shop, and the guy took some sort of stethoscope(sp?) to it, and there was a pebble in the cat.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tominos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
seriously haha, my car made a rattle, while i was at the muffler shop, and the guy took some sort of stethoscope(sp?) to it, and there was a pebble in the cat.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol that might have looked funny. Although, i KNOW theres NOTHING in my cat
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