Important! : rattle rattle rattle

1. jstroudy Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 huddersfield Posts: 349 saxo vtr

   #1 8th April 2010, 21:32

   drive my car and all you mainly get is rattling. any ideas what it could be? i have a rough idea but not 100% please help
2. sax-dan Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 wigan Posts: 772 vauxhall corsa gsi ford fiesta rs 1800 citroen s

   #2 8th April 2010, 21:35

   expand...wheres the rattle coming from on the car??
3. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

   #3 8th April 2010, 21:40

   Exhaust?
4. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #4 8th April 2010, 21:41

   lol, this most be 1 of the vaguest question ever on here.
5. user_38198 Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 West Mids Posts: 1847 Peugeot 106 1.1

   #5 8th April 2010, 21:44

   It rattles because its french... it's a trait built into all saxos and 106s lol.
   
   Anyway,like others say, where exactly? Could be interior wise like snapped clips behind door cards etc
6. rapid86 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 248 VTS

   #6 8th April 2010, 21:50

   I think my whole car rattles....lol
   
   But you need to expand on that a little mate.
7. user_39965 Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Cambridge Posts: 1246 Blue Furio

   #7 8th April 2010, 21:53

   As detailed description as you can manage will help us all out heaps
8. user_36547 Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 taunton Posts: 147 saxo vts turbo

   #8 8th April 2010, 21:55

   being in the fast fit indistery probley be either the cat gone or the bolt that holds the front pipe to the gearbox loose or fell out dose it rattle more when going over a bump , pulling away , reversing
9. jstroudy Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 huddersfield Posts: 349 saxo vtr

   #9 8th April 2010, 22:18

   when i rev the engine im guessing its the middle silencer or the cat but also there sounds like a rattle by the inlet manifold when i rev it by throttle cable
10. Tontsy Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi

    #10 8th April 2010, 22:19

    tappets . . .
11. user_36547 Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 taunton Posts: 147 saxo vts turbo

    #11 8th April 2010, 22:25

    as tonto said poss be tappets is bit worse when you start in the mornin and get louder as you rev it higher
12. jstroudy Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 huddersfield Posts: 349 saxo vtr

    #12 8th April 2010, 22:27

    it aint as bad when its cold its mainly hot when its worse but will have a look at them over weekend cheers