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My car is making a bit of an odd noise
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 2 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
Meant to be going to Northumberland later, but coming home in the early hours it started making a little noise and it’s a very long drive, I would hate it if the wheels fell off.
I turned the music down and opened the windows and I concluded the following.
Feels a bit rickety , like an old car, but he’s only five years old
sounds like something is a little bit loose underneath
It’s worse when I’m in to hiigh gear & the revs go low like it’s about to stall sounds really bad then
It doesn’t make up sound when it’s stationary, no matter how hard I rev.
It doesn’t make any sound at all when I turn it off it’s quite as a mouse right now just sat there on the drive
is not related to the acceleration but is when I’m going to have a bumps and potholes,
Any idea what it could be?
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Hello. My credentials are I have a car and sometimes chat to a mechanic on here.
Sounds to me like the issue is turning down the music and opening the windows. Close them up and turn up the music again and it should go away. |
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From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.
Broken springs tend not to make a noise.
Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears
40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer
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"Hello. My credentials are I have a car and sometimes chat to a mechanic on here.
Sounds to me like the issue is turning down the music and opening the windows. Close them up and turn up the music again and it should go away. "
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"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.
Broken springs tend not to make a noise.
Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears
40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer
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By *9alMan 2 weeks ago
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"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.
Broken springs tend not to make a noise.
Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears
40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer
try getting hold of the exhaust pipe & moving it if you here the noise its exhaust heat shield . if you have a jack lift each wheel in turn & see if you can feel any unusual movement
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 2 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.
Broken springs tend not to make a noise.
Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears
40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer
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Thanks - it does not really change with speed or gears other than gets worse when the reps are super low and about to stall and the car shakes, then it’s quite bad other than that it’s pretty constant as I’m driving around going over potholes and speed bumps. It makes the sound when the road is super smooth. It’s pretty silent.
what should you expect to pay for a mechanic to determine the problem and fix it if it’s one of these three things this exhaust broken bracket, heat shield or anti-roll drop links |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 2 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"Keep the music turned up then you won't hear it.
Problem solved.
That’s always my go to solution 😂"
That’s probably where I went wrong when I bought the car, first question the salesman ask is do I like Metallica? I said yes and he said let’s check out the power of the car stereo.  |
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Need a better description of the noise. Is it a rattle, squeal, squeak, does it happen when you brake or accelerate or turn left or right.
Most of the time squeals are brakes, hub bearings, dry CV joint.
Squeaks can be springs and shocks.
Rattles exhausts or loose shield plates.
The fact it's five years old, get a garage to check it over. Shocks can go after 5years or so. Brake pads should be changed fairly regularly every 3-5years dependant on wear, tear and use.
Garage check. |
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"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.
Broken springs tend not to make a noise.
Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears
40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer
Thanks - it does not really change with speed or gears other than gets worse when the reps are super low and about to stall and the car shakes, then it’s quite bad other than that it’s pretty constant as I’m driving around going over potholes and speed bumps. It makes the sound when the road is super smooth. It’s pretty silent.
what should you expect to pay for a mechanic to determine the problem and fix it if it’s one of these three things this exhaust broken bracket, heat shield or anti-roll drop links "
I would expect most mechanics to look at it for free.
The fact that you say it's worse when the engine Is labouring, does suggest it's exhaust or heat shield, but impossible to confirm that without looking at the car |
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If it's an annoying rattle from the front over normal roads and bumps then it's probably the drop links on your anti roll bars .
They only last so long the rubber perishes and you get a rattle as though it's the engine Google anti roll bar |
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The only person who can help is a mechanic and they need to physically check it out. However well meaning the advice you’re getting, no one here can put it right. And whatever they diagnose, you clearly are not able to put it right. |
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