Exhaust / Chassis Floor Pan rattle?
06-17-2015, 03:56 PM
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This is weird. My car has developed the exact same thing about two weeks ago. It's subtle, but annoying.
06-17-2015, 10:00 PM
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06-17-2015, 10:33 PM
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Well, I couldn't take waiting, so I looked at the aero pan under the engine. It has a lip all the way around it. It's secured using rubber grommets between the screws and the mount points. The thing vibrates. And inside this pan were a handful of pebbles that must have been thrown up into it at some point. I suspect that is the problem because if i tap the pan, and it vibrates, the same noise comes from it.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
06-17-2015, 10:35 PM
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Well, I couldn't take waiting, so I looked at the aero pan under the engine. It has a lip all the way around it. It's secured using rubber grommets between the screws and the mount points. The thing vibrates. And inside this pan were a handful of pebbles that must have been thrown up into it at some point. I suspect that is the problem because if i tap the pan, and it vibrates, the same noise comes from it.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
06-18-2015, 07:40 AM
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I've been digging handfuls of stones from that tray for 18 months. All the loose chip from our chip seal roads gets thrown in there after bouncing around the rear wheel wells....I bet that's what it is...
06-18-2015, 10:50 PM
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Well, I couldn't take waiting, so I looked at the aero pan under the engine. It has a lip all the way around it. It's secured using rubber grommets between the screws and the mount points. The thing vibrates. And inside this pan were a handful of pebbles that must have been thrown up into it at some point. I suspect that is the problem because if i tap the pan, and it vibrates, the same noise comes from it.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
06-19-2015, 01:54 PM
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Well, I couldn't take waiting, so I looked at the aero pan under the engine. It has a lip all the way around it. It's secured using rubber grommets between the screws and the mount points. The thing vibrates. And inside this pan were a handful of pebbles that must have been thrown up into it at some point. I suspect that is the problem because if i tap the pan, and it vibrates, the same noise comes from it.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
So remove your aero pan and see if you have any gravel in there. I suspect you'll find some.
06-19-2015, 02:26 PM
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06-20-2015, 03:15 PM
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Last edited by awew911; 06-20-2015 at 03:35 PM.
06-21-2015, 08:07 AM
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Your hearing must be better than my Siamese! Here is what I had removed (although mine were covered in tar so didn't move about much - made a stocky mess that took the tech a few hours to clean up tho!)!
08-01-2015, 11:30 PM
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Appears that it's the solenoid for the exhaust valve on the left side. Not sure what the mechanical components are in there, but I'm going to schedule a service appointment.
Here's a short video: