Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 04:50 pm, by: Owen Hayes(Ohayes)
Hi guys,
Started up my car today only to find that the engine has developed a rattle, only does it at around 1200 rpm so something has come loose.
Hoping its just a bolt or something and not turbo related, but if its a turbo how any idea how much am I looking at getting a stock replacement second hand?
Mechanically it seems fine to drive, engine performance doesnt seem to have changed at all.
I'll get it into a mechanic ASAP, but any ideas what it could be?
Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 06:33 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
So many things it could be - you really need to try and work out what part of the engine its coming from. Use one of those stethiscope probes, or failing that a long screwdriver (hold the pointy end against the engine component and listen to the handle - sounds crazy but it works!)
Monday, June 08, 2009 - 05:05 pm, by: Owen Hayes(Ohayes)
Well I found the problem, it was a bolt on the cat/dump pipe connector that had lost a nut! was rattling like crazy, I can't believe it actually stayed on there!
Once I found the problem only took a few mins to fix, thanks heaps guys, i'm very relieved!!