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(Message started by: Scorpi098 on May 13^th, 2005, 12:14pm)

Title: Interior Noise
Post by Scorpi098 on May 13^th, 2005, 12:14pm

Hi All ???

My 2.3 Ultima has recently developed an annoying "squelchy" type sound as the car gently bounces up and down whilst driving along, not too dissimilar to a squeaky seat spring (which it is not).

It is difficult to be totally sure but the sound seems as if it is coming from behind the dash on the drivers side. Has anyone else experienced this and come up with a solution?

Title: Re: Interior Noise
Post by scorpio_man on May 13^th, 2005, 12:20pm

hi there

are you sure it's inside the car? could be the front drop link. i'm just going to replace my drivers one now. same sort of description as yours.

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/linkrods.htm

hth

Title: Re: Interior Noise
Post by Scorpi098 on May 13^th, 2005, 12:32pm

Thanks for that information Andrew.

Just out of curiosity, how were you able to identify that as your problem because if it were the same sort of noise it is so difficult to pinpoint the source of it from inside the car?

Title: Re: Interior Noise
Post by scorpio_man on May 13^th, 2005, 12:41pm

hi there

it's been going on for ages. one day i went under the car and saw the the bottom ball joint was away. the link rod just rattles about a bit. more of a chattery noise (hard to discribe).

hth

Title: Re: Interior Noise
Post by Scorpi098 on May 13^th, 2005, 12:45pm

Thanks for that Andrew - I'll check mine out over this weekend.

Title: Re: Interior Noise
Post by bazw on May 13^th, 2005, 3:45pm

hive you tested the shocks ? (go to the corner of the car and bounce it up and down 3-4 times then let go it should come to rest in 1 cycle if not then its shot /repeat at all corners) they make a squelchy sound when shot and you said it happend when bouncing along

Title: Re: Interior Noise
Post by Eddie on May 14^th, 2005, 4:32am

Could be dry anti-roll bar bushes,try a bit of silicon spray but keep it away from the brakes!

eddie