Rattling Noise - Sounds like its coming from the front of the engine?
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Rattling Noise - Sounds like its coming from the front of the engine?
Hey guys.. I noticed a rattling at idle the other day. The car is running smooth, drives with plenty of power, but when its at an idle, i hear a rattle.. almost like something loose. I give it a little throttle, and it smooths out. There have been times where i wouldnt hear it at all. I had the car up on the lift looking for it, and couldnt find a thing. I put a stethascope to the motor. It all sounds good. Checked the a/c compressor, but that didnt seem to be it either. Havn't gotten around to checking the other pulleys, but figured I'd ask.. Maybe someone could give me a thought?
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First I would recommend changing the oil and filter with quality stuff. Some people use mobile1.
I was having a similar issue when I started the car while idling I would get and rattiling noise that would go away once I accelerated. By recommendations from users on here I changed the oil and filter. I used Amsoil oil and filter. After that the rattling has stopped.
Seems like some oils can cause this. If not I would check your harmonic balancer https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-rattle-12475/
I was having a similar issue when I started the car while idling I would get and rattiling noise that would go away once I accelerated. By recommendations from users on here I changed the oil and filter. I used Amsoil oil and filter. After that the rattling has stopped.
Seems like some oils can cause this. If not I would check your harmonic balancer https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-rattle-12475/
Last edited by Yaguareté; 02-26-2013 at 03:51 PM.
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The oil is fresh, however I only put in a fairly cheap semi synthetic. I drained and filled it when I bought it to run it for a few hundred miles just because I didnt know when the last oil change was and I wanted to clean it out with some fresh oil. It will be getting Mobil 1 as the rest of my cars do this week.
As i have only noiticed it when the car was parked and you need to be in front of the car to hear it, I don't know if it does it in gear.
And I want to put a new belt on it anyways, so I'll run it with no belt on it if it still makes the sound to check if its a pulley or not.
Thanks for the suggestions!
As i have only noiticed it when the car was parked and you need to be in front of the car to hear it, I don't know if it does it in gear.
And I want to put a new belt on it anyways, so I'll run it with no belt on it if it still makes the sound to check if its a pulley or not.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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And Thankyou for that Engine rattle link. After reading that, the cat actually makes sense to me. Its got that metal sound to it, and while making the rattle, i had a stethascope all over the motor and trans and it sounded smooth as can be. I never thought to check the cat. I also have a bank 2 sensor 2 code.. maybe theyre related?
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