This rattle under my car is killing me
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This rattle under my car is killing me
Hey all, I have a 95 SC300 5 speed with a really annoying rattle under the car. It seems to be between the front and middle of the car. I initially thought it was a heat shield on the exhaust but my mechanic told me that everything was tight.
Then someone told me that it could be the cat, apparently the honeycombs inside can come apart over time. If that is the case, where can I get a replacement?
Has anyone else had this issue?
Then someone told me that it could be the cat, apparently the honeycombs inside can come apart over time. If that is the case, where can I get a replacement?
Has anyone else had this issue?
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Any exhaust shop should be able to replace the cat pretty easily. And yes it very well could be that. Does it kind of sound like something bouncing around in your exhaust? Does the rattle change when you give it gas both at idle and while driving?
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Mine started out like that. No sound during idle. Eventually it would though. Is it loud enough to be heard/embarrassing while driving through the parking lot? If you can jack the car up and get under it while somebody revs it a little, you can definitely tell where it's coming from. That's how I found out mine was bad.
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Is that a stock exhaust?
A sound like that happened to me when both my engine mount broke.. my downpipe was touching the frame! Nothing was loose! Just no more mounts loll
A sound like that happened to me when both my engine mount broke.. my downpipe was touching the frame! Nothing was loose! Just no more mounts loll
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So it turns out that a bracket on the exhaust was broken and the two pieces of metal were rattling against each other. My mechanic put a couple welds on it and now I have a quiet car again.
thanks for all the suggestions everyone, I hope this thread helps others.
thanks for all the suggestions everyone, I hope this thread helps others.
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