Rattling Under Boost

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mr299ron
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Rattling Under Boost

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Hi guys,

Under full boost I start hearing this fairly loud plastic-like-rattling coming from the engine bay. I can't hear it when idle, nor when driving normally, but I know it's coming from the bottom of the engine/engine bay somewhere.

The car boosts and holds boosts fine. The car in general is also absolutely fine.

Does anyone know what this could be and/or has experienced this before?

Cheers
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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Check your plastic undertrays, mine was doing this.
mr299ron
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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Lol, seriously? I will check it out - thanks.
mr299ron
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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Definitely not the undertrays. I'm starting to worry it's coming from the engine..

Although, I checked under the car for any obvious points, and I noticed that the secondary cat is a little worse for wear. The outside mesh is split in some places and it generally looks a little poo.

Anyone ever had this before?

Something just rattles moderately under load, and I don't know what it is..
nathan.z
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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Sounds like a loose part of the exhaust. Give it a poke and find out
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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Turbo to catpipe. Also, when i got my rev3 it started these symptoms. The turbo was loose at the manifold!!
mr299ron
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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I did an oil change today, so I had a quick listen around. It honestly sounds like something is very finely "flickering" on idle coming from the intercooler. It sounds like a weird flakey noise, and that is where it sounds like it's coming from when I'm going at speed or under boost.

I've also come to the conclusion it depends on the speed of the wind hitting this "loose" part or whatever is being affected by the wind. So, if I'm accelerating hard, it will make the noise, and if I'm going like 70mph.. officer.. I can hear it.
mr299ron
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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Further diagnosis shows that it only makes the noise from 3.5k revs and onwards. This can either be an engine issue, or the vibrations from that amount of revs onwards causing something to rattle..

If I rev the car with the engine lid open, it definitely comes from the bottom of the engine, if it were the engine. So, I'm a little grateful it's not currently the top end
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Re: Rattling Under Boost

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Got under the car and had someone rev it, it sounds like something is rattling inside the muffler at the back. I imagine it's basically f***ed.

Anyone got one for sale? :D
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