gatty

sti version 8 uk.

Just had a set of yellow stuff pads fitted all round and now when i turn left and give it some right foot i get a real nasty vibration up the steering rack.As well as this when going in a straight line tinkering along doing 40 i get a rattling metallic sound behind the dash this also is new.

Also i have had a full decat system put on at the same time.


Any suggestions please?

ethanrob

iTrader: (3)

hi buddy

not sure of the problem,just subscribing to the thread as i have a similar issue with my07 sti,its had a new rack fitted under warranty but rattle still there,especially when taking right hander's at lowish speeds,so jumping on board fella for a possible sollution

cheers mark

mark

johnnyroper

have you checked the heat shield on the turbo is secure after the decat was fitted?
i have the same metalic rattle from behind the dash on mine that is caused by the heat shield vibrating due to 2 sheared off bolts

Hoppy

Just a guess, but I had a similar sort of problem which turned out to be non-standard headers vibrating against the sub-frame now and again as the engine flexed on its mounts.

gatty

cheers guys!!

Both valid points as i have hks equal length headers and i will mention the turbo heat sheild . Its going back in thursday to get it sorted and now i can tell them what to look for, so cheers

Des sti

I had the same problem on mine, a vibration through the steering when turning and the rattle from behind the dash, it only started aftert changing the downpipe to a de-cat pipe, it turned out to be the heat shield on the up-pipe loose and hitting the steering rack.

gatty

well the car went in today and yeah the heat sheild needed to get sorted and the equel length headers are rubbing on the steering column, but they could not work out how to sort it ??


Any ideas??