heat shield or metallic rattle noise

1. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

   #1 2nd June 2011, 19:26

   can you tell if your heat shield is not on right or if the exhaust is rubbing ? I have a cackling noise when accelerating up hills. Just trying to work out what it is. It sounds like a loose chain or something or a metallic rattle....
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 2nd June 2011, 19:42

   Are you sure its not your engine pinking under load?
   
   
   Steve.
3. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

   #3 2nd June 2011, 20:39

   it some times does it on a straight. I know its not normal, its never done it before.
4. seddon89 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 gateshead Posts: 807 vw golf GTI citroen saxo forte 02 plate vw polo

   #4 2nd June 2011, 21:32

   mine done that, it was the exhaust bracket from the gearbox to the exhaust had snapped, it got right on me wick
5. saxovtrPOP L-plater Joined: Mar 2011 Derby Posts: 76 Mk2 VTR

   #5 2nd June 2011, 22:56

   it the heat sheild on the manifold, did it on mine up hills and at 2.5rpm every time, mine was the cage bit around the downpipe section, think it was just above the cat if i can remember right
6. workid1 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Newcastle Posts: 277 BMW e35 328i Fiesta zetec s BMW e46 320

   #6 2nd June 2011, 22:57

   My exhaust sits too high and the centre section rattles off the heat shield :/
7. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

   #7 2nd June 2011, 23:05

   so puttin all those theories into play, what would you all suggest i do.
8. seddon89 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 gateshead Posts: 807 vw golf GTI citroen saxo forte 02 plate vw polo

   #8 3rd June 2011, 21:14

   check the brackets and mounts, they check the heatshields and then shake the exhaust, me mates VTR had a rattle on it, some knacker had tried to weld the centre pipe to the centre box and made a right arse of it, the weld had broke away and was rattling like mad
9. user_48023 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2010 Bournemouth/Edmonton/Chelmsford Posts: 2650 Audi A3

   #9 3rd June 2011, 21:15

   mine done this, turns out it was the rear ARB....after alot hassle i got it sorted, but its normally a simple fix of tightening the 13mm bolt up