Ok...rattle!!!
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Ok...rattle!!!
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I have a bad rattle coming from the rear of the car. It's done it for the last couple of years. I convinced the wife it was the stock cats so we got longtubes from Supermaxx. It kept rattling. It seems to get worse, and worse and...well you get the pic
So...ideas? I removed the heat shield 2 weeks ago...now it's twice as bad! Muffler, mount, Y-pipe...anyone? It seems to be coming from the passenger side in the trunk and freaking RUMBLES LOUD. HIGHLY ANNOYING!!!
Help please!!!! (And yes I searched but no luck)
I have a bad rattle coming from the rear of the car. It's done it for the last couple of years. I convinced the wife it was the stock cats so we got longtubes from Supermaxx. It kept rattling. It seems to get worse, and worse and...well you get the pic
So...ideas? I removed the heat shield 2 weeks ago...now it's twice as bad! Muffler, mount, Y-pipe...anyone? It seems to be coming from the passenger side in the trunk and freaking RUMBLES LOUD. HIGHLY ANNOYING!!!
Help please!!!! (And yes I searched but no luck)
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Check to see if the Over-Axle Pipe of the exhaust is resting on the Panhard Bar. This would be the 3" Pipe that plumbs the exhaust gases from the I-pipe into the Muffler and is routed "over the axle".
When we installed a full exhaust system on friend's 98 Z28 the Over-Axle Pipe of the Magnaflow Catback was extremely close (almost touching) his Panhard Bar causing a rattle from the same area you're describing.
We ended up loosening the exhaust clamp at the Y-pipe to I-pipe connection and sliding the entire Catback towards to rear of the car then re-tightened the clamp. This gained us a little more clearance. Not a huge amount, but enough to eliminate the rattle.
Hope this helps. Good luck, man.
When we installed a full exhaust system on friend's 98 Z28 the Over-Axle Pipe of the Magnaflow Catback was extremely close (almost touching) his Panhard Bar causing a rattle from the same area you're describing.
We ended up loosening the exhaust clamp at the Y-pipe to I-pipe connection and sliding the entire Catback towards to rear of the car then re-tightened the clamp. This gained us a little more clearance. Not a huge amount, but enough to eliminate the rattle.
Hope this helps. Good luck, man.
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It's the exhaust mount on the passenger side just past the axle (not the mount at the exits) Loosen the clamp on the I pipe and pull the entire catback towards the rear about 3/4 inch... I think you will see where it has been making contact with the mount. Let me know if this helps.
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Thanks for all the replies! I'm not going to be able to work on the car until next week, but I'll check all of these and see what I've got. Looks like I have plenty of places to start the search now!
Thanks again and I'll post what it was when I find it.
Thanks again and I'll post what it was when I find it.
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I found that the i-pipe had expanded a little allowing the y-pipe to rattle against the inside of the i-pipe.
I used an exhaust pipe expander to expand the y-pipe so now it fits snug inside the i-pipe.
I used an exhaust pipe expander to expand the y-pipe so now it fits snug inside the i-pipe.
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I think so...I'm gonna take it out in a little bit and see. After checking everything listed here I got a better look at the heat shielding and it looks to be the culprit. One of the screws was missing and it looks like the shield was contacting the over axle pipe and since it was a little loose I think it was vibrating. I'll post back and let ya know for sure.
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I think so...I'm gonna take it out in a little bit and see. After checking everything listed here I got a better look at the heat shielding and it looks to be the culprit. One of the screws was missing and it looks like the shield was contacting the over axle pipe and since it was a little loose I think it was vibrating. I'll post back and let ya know for sure.