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Annoying rattle, hard to pinpoint
It is my experience that noise sources in cars can be notoriously hard
to locate. In the past, I would swear that a noise was coming from one place, to later discover it was coming from somewhere else entirely. Anyway, my E36 has a rattle that usually is noticeable when the car is at idle, and generally louder when the transmission is engaged, i.e. in "Drive." I ramped up both the front and rear of the car yesterday to try to pinpoint the problem. I also took a good look under there and saw nothing whatever that could be the cause. Everything appears nice and tight, with nothing loose or out of place. BTW, I only got under the car with the engine off. It would've been great to go under there with it ramped up while the engine was running, with the transmission in DRIVE, being held back by the parking brake, but there was NO DAMN WAY I was gonna do it, with only a parking brake system between me and eternity. The noise *appears* to come from about mid-way down the exhaust system, but I don't know for sure. Anyway, I thought I'd mention it here even though someone could probably only guess from what I've said... -- Graham |
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"Graham" > wrote
> ... The noise *appears* > to come from about mid-way down the exhaust system, but I don't know > for sure. Anyway, I thought I'd mention it here even though someone > could probably only guess from what I've said... Piece of gravel on top/lodged into a heat shield ? Floyd |
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