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(Message started by: Boblavens on Jul 7^th, 2005, 1:09pm)

Title: Cat Rattle
Post by Boblavens on Jul 7^th, 2005, 1:09pm

Can anyone describe "Cat Rattle" as I think mine is rattling.
The noise is from around the area of the Cat it doesn't appear immediately, you have to drive about 800 yds to a mile and it doesn;t matter if Drive or AC is engaged or not. its there when any gear or neutral or park is engaged.
???? ??? ??? ??? ??? :( :( :(

Title: Re: Cat Rattle
Post by craig on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:04pm

sure it's not a heat shield ?

Title: Re: Cat Rattle
Post by scorpio_man on Jul 7^th, 2005, 9:14pm

hi there

has one of the egr rubber tubes blown off?

Title: Re: Cat Rattle
Post by Boblavens on Jul 20^th, 2005, 5:21pm

No it's not the heat sheild.
Strange the noise only appears to be there at low revs!!!!
i.e Parking and at traffic lights.

Bob

Title: Re: Cat Rattle
Post by scorpio_man on Jul 21^st, 2005, 6:02am

hi there

jack the car up and when it's cool enough, hit the cat with your hand. if it's away, you'll hear it rattle.

Title: Re: Cat Rattle
Post by Biggles on Jul 25^th, 2005, 4:20pm

Hi,

I had a rattle at the same times as you are finding it, and mine turned out to be a broken bracket close to the flexible joint part of the exhaust. Snapped it off and rattle gone. Just got to get a new one made up now, as you can't get it from FMD.

Peter(Biggles).

Title: Re: Cat Rattle
Post by Boblavens on Jul 26^th, 2005, 3:45pm

My Mechanic reckons it's the timing chain just starting to rattle as it disappears when you dirve any faster than tickover.

Bob