Strange rattling coming from engine bay
09-10-2008, 11:46 AM
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Strange rattling coming from engine bay
It's actually been going on for about a year now... I never thought much of it but my boyfriend said it might be a belt that needs replacing. It doesn't always happen... just usually when I'm at a drive-thru going slowly and then stopping. It's a sound best described I think as a rattling type sound... it sounds quite a bit like a lawn sprinkler. It's not overly loud or anything but it's relatively loud when I have the windows down. Anyone have this before or know what it might be?
Thanks.
Thanks.
09-10-2008, 12:20 PM
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Could also be the cam phasers. On 05/06 GT's the cam phasers would get hung up or slip. There is a TSB out on it. Cam phasers control the valve timing by advancing or retarding the the cam spin based on RPM, load, and other criteria.
09-10-2008, 08:23 PM
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+1 the injectors are loud especially noticeable next to a wall reflecting the sound off of it (ie: Drive Thru) when I opened the hood and heard them I had to look twice. The belt drive did make a little noise as well on mine, noticed it gone once I swapped in the Steeda UDPs.
09-11-2008, 11:03 AM
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Injectors sounds logical... I suppose it could actually always be happening and I only really hear it when it's reflecting off of a wall when there's one close by as Twitzga states. However, my car IS a V6, so I'm assuming this could go either way... V6 or GT.
09-19-2008, 10:21 AM
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Alright well I took the car into the dealership yesterday (my last day under warranty) to get this checked out. Turns out it was the K&N air filter making all that racket. The guy there said that the K&N sucks in so much air that it you can hear it pretty loudly, and hanging next to a wall such as at a drive-thru makes it much more noticeable.
Case solved.
Case solved.
09-19-2008, 09:03 PM
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Alright well I took the car into the dealership yesterday (my last day under warranty) to get this checked out. Turns out it was the K&N air filter making all that racket. The guy there said that the K&N sucks in so much air that it you can hear it pretty loudly, and hanging next to a wall such as at a drive-thru makes it much more noticeable.
Case solved.
Case solved.
you don't normally associate a rattling sound with a sucking action
kinda like how you dont hear a rattling with a vacuum cleaner
maybe the dealer just wanted to get rid of you? my $0.02
09-19-2008, 10:26 PM
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is it a full k&n cai, or just the drop-in filter? i don't really see how just a filter could make a noise like you're describing either. i'm not trying to sound redundant, but my bet would also be the injectors.