slicky rick

Ok this is just one of them funny stories i wanted to share. I had this rattling that was most noticeable slow speeds over small street gaps that i rolled over. It was a nagging sound that wasnt noticeable over speed bumps. My head started thinking ; control arm, track rod, shock mount, bar links, and thought of the expense... Caused worry. Asked dealer how much to diagnose, they said an hour labor. I just decided to bring to the local alignment shop. We lifter the car and proceeded to try and shake the components we could reach...all were tight.... Knocked on the covers which practically covered everything underneath...hey rattle sound. Removed a few screws and dropped the cover. Hahahaha a bar of dry, hard soap. Put everything back and all seemed ok again. Why do we worry if we still dont know the problem?

jhbrennan

I'd worry about where the bar of soap came from - you've had the car for awhile and noise just started??

malexgcab

How did it get under your car?

997_rich

That was option code 0457: self-cleaning undercarriage.

slicky rick

997 rich got it. I need to complain to Porsche though, the option does not work. Hahaha.

Told you guys it was a funny story. Driver cleans the wheels and tires and im guessing he used a bar of soap to clean the wheel wells which fell through a gap in the wheel area and inside the underbody covers.

Edgy01

Sadly, these cars have an affinity for catching all sorts of things beneath the seats--particularly the passenger seat. (It can even interfere with the air bag signals). PEriodically check beneath the seats for that odd stuff--from both the front and the rear.

malexgcab

DRIVER? ... as in you are referring to a personal driver or the previous owner (driver)? You're in Philippines (it's common to have personal drivers), right?

Either way, case solved. San Miguel!

Raven 666

That is a cracker of a story..............with a happy ending

gripshifter

Great story and ending. I had a similar case where I constantly heard a creaking noise coming from somewhere around the passenger side area, it drove me nuts. Secured the glove compartment, seats, a pillars, handles, seat belts...

Finally one day I vacuumed and found an empty Poland Spring plastic bottle lodged under the passenger side seat - creak noise resolved!

slicky rick

Yes, driver brings kids to school and is used by the wife. For me he just makes sure the cars are clean and helps in my diy.

19VFB19

When I was looking for my car, test drove and heard odd thumping sound when cornering, braking or accelerating.
Sounded like it was coming from passenger side rear wheel well.
The dealer eventually found a full can of pop rolling around under the rear seat.
Funny

USMC_DS1

Good job troubleshooting and finding the bar of soap... wonder how much the p-dealer would have charged before getting to the root cause.

Philster

This precisely is why I only use soft soap.



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