Generic "what's this sound" post

[RossWoods93]

Hello darkness, my old friend!

The return of my metallic squealing noise after a long absence, however it seems to have move towards the 2500/3000 RPM range, of which the noise can remain constant sitting on 3000RPM, 2nd gear.

Had a horrible moment coming out of the driveway where I live, had the harshest kangaroo experience I’ve had yet, managed to dip the clutch and restore normality! However this rattling/squealing sound has returned!

Getting it up on the lift tomorrow morning to have a look for any battle scars / loose heat shields!

 

[Jimmy]

Sorry to hear it's reared its ugly head again Ross. Here's hoping you can get to the bottom of it this time around.

 

[RossWoods93]

Sorry to hear it's reared its ugly head again Ross. Here's hoping you can get to the bottom of it this time around.

Thanks Jimmy! I’m intrigued to see what I find underneath! Best case scenario it’s a bit of loose heat shield which is my initial thoughts, worst case scenario it’s coming from the cat / internals, but with an OEM exhaust I’d hope that’s not the case!

I’ll report back my findings!

 

[RossWoods93]

An accurate representation of how I’ve driven home from work trying to determine the location of such rattle haha



Managed to capture it whilst moving in traffic at a traffic light running up to 3,000 revs in 1st, holding it and dropping back.

 

[jamesgw200]

Thanks Jimmy! I’m intrigued to see what I find underneath! Best case scenario it’s a bit of loose heat shield which is my initial thoughts, worst case scenario it’s coming from the cat / internals, but with an OEM exhaust I’d hope that’s not the case!

I’ll report back my findings!

One of my heat shields dropped down some how and that caused a shit noise. But that was obvious when i looked under to see some hanging!

 

[RossWoods93]

Managed to find the culprit... exhaust appears to be blowing! Touching the weld up, and we’ll see if it’s problem resolved!

 

[Big Ben]

Managed to find the culprit... exhaust appears to be blowing! Touching the weld up, and we’ll see if it’s problem resolved!

Hope that works Ross!
Keep us posted mate

 

[RossWoods93]

Hope that works Ross!
Keep us posted mate

I hope so, only problem being it’s a temporary fix to get me by, looks like the exhaust system will need replacing in the near future [emoji20]

 

[RossWoods93]

Let’s see how we get on then!

 

[RossWoods93]

Good news, the rattle is no more since the welds been cleaned up so really chuffed!

Time to enjoy the weekend!


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[sevenfourate]

Good news, the rattle is no more since the welds been cleaned up so really chuffed!

Time to enjoy the weekend!


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Neat work too....I'm always looking for good fabricators here Ross

 

[RossWoods93]

Neat work too....I'm always looking for good fabricators here Ross

Thanks Shuv!

I cannot take credit for the weld however one of dad’s work colleagues sorted it out! Dad claims he’s the best welder he’s seen in 40 years of engineering, so I had faith in him!

Half hour driving, and all is back to normal!

 

[sevenfourate]

Thanks Shuv!

I cannot take credit for the weld however one of dad’s work colleagues sorted it out! Dad claims he’s the best welder he’s seen in 40 years of engineering, so I had faith in him!

Half hour driving, and all is back to normal!

Damn. I was then writing-up your contract too **I did guess you perhaps hadn't done it yourself.

Glad to hear it was such an easy fix though. You can turn the stereo down a bit now.........

 

[Jimmy]

Great result Ross, must be a huge weight off your mind! As you say, temporary fix, however it could well tempt you down the road of a nice aftermarket number a damn sight cheaper than a replacement OEM

 

[jamesgw200]

any excuse for a scorpion