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Old 22 February 2010, 10:16 AM
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Default Funny rattling noise between 2krpm and 3krpm on 02 bug sti?

hi

another thing ive noticed that ive learned to live with but want to get it sorted lol, been about 3 weeks and when u drive slow, off turbo.. between 2 and 3k rpm u get like a whistle / rattle (sort of metal on metal sound..

if driving hard u cant hear it, and you cant hear it when on turbo.

a friend was in the back of the car and said you can hear it more from the back so i assume its coming fromt he back somewhere as he can hear it in neutral aswell when revving it whereas we cant in the front lol.

any ideas on where to look?

cheers
Old 22 February 2010, 10:26 AM
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is your exhaust catching any thing,or got a loose heat shield.
Old 22 February 2010, 10:29 AM
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i'll have to have a look, it's 3.5 inch, maybe hitting the rear diff as it was really close.. or it might be that ive blown some of the backbox out with all the pops and bangs .. i'll have a look next weekend, just wanting pointers on where to start.

if its the exhaust hitting the diff or the anti roll bar as from what i can remember , thats all it can really hit.. how would i stop it from hitting them?
Old 22 February 2010, 10:36 AM
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might just be a rubber mount not on properly or a heat shield loose somewere. i had a bolt snap of a heat shield that drove me mad took ages to find were it was coming from 30 seconds with a mig gone
Old 22 February 2010, 12:13 PM
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i'll double check everything over then cheers
Old 23 February 2010, 03:20 AM
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Mine makes a similar noise at the same revs, garage reckons it's the catalytic converter gone
Old 23 February 2010, 07:13 AM
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just a thought i had this, turned out to be the gearbox dipstick rattling.
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how did you find it was the dipstick mate? was it not in correctly?

i dont have the cat , so it cant be that..
Old 23 February 2010, 03:25 PM
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What exhaust have you got and have you got a silencer bung in the tailpipe?
Old 23 February 2010, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by eggy790
how did you find it was the dipstick mate? was it not in correctly?

i dont have the cat , so it cant be that..

id put it back in and it had leant against my brake resi guard
Old 23 February 2010, 09:19 PM
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ok no worries, i have changed gear oil a month ago so will check that.

as for exhaust i have a 3" classic fitment downpipe going to a 3.5" one peice titanium exhaust system, no boxes, cats or silencers/bungs at all
Old 26 February 2010, 11:03 PM
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ok found the noise to be a leak in the gasket between downpipe and center section. so it would whistle, got it tightened and sealed and the noise is now gone
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Coolio.
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