Cruising and Idle Question
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Cruising and Idle Question Lately, as the weather starts to get colder, my car seems to shutter a little bit around 60-70 on the highway...Above and below those speeds, it is fine. After the car warms up, it does that for a few more minutes, and then eventually goes away. Also, out of nowhere, when I start my car up, I hear kind of a tinny rattle/grinding while it is sitting there, I notice while i drive(when I have the music off) it does that for a mile or two and then just disappears...Any clue on what either of these could be?
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please help, the sound has gotten even worse, and now its constant, sounds like a grinding from the trans or driveshaft...in neutral, no sound, in drive or reverse, its a tinny rattle and grind coming from the middle of the car...
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is that an expensive fix? i am having my mechanic weld in my cutout tomorrow, so hopefully he can figure it out, i was just trying to get some input before i took it to him...
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i listened to it shift into each gear, and it seems to be shifting as normal, so I can't quite figure it out...sitting in park, when i rev the car it the rattle gets louder, so could it be something with the driveshaft?
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this sound is annoying, is it safe to drive? I only need to go about 10 miles round trip tomorrow until I get someone to look at it after work...
Sounds like a heat shield now you mention it does it in park. Check the heatshields under car, the one above or on the cat. converter is probably making the rattiling noise.
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yea, its gotta be something hitting something, i looked underneath, but couldn't see anything by the cat(dark with a flashlight)..How do I change the heatshield? Should I only have one since I only have one cat?
