Rattle
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Rattle
So I'm experiencing a rattling noise in the engine bay of my 03. It sounds like a rattling heat shield, but it completely goes away when you remove the alternator/powersteering belt and I'm hoping somebody has a suggestion.
I made a couple of quick videos from inside and outside the car to give an idea of the sound.
Hopefully these links work as I've never uploaded to YouTube before.
Thanks.
I made a couple of quick videos from inside and outside the car to give an idea of the sound.
Hopefully these links work as I've never uploaded to YouTube before.
Thanks.
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Sounds a little more serious than a heat shield. Its hard to tell by a video but it sounds like it could be a pulley on your serpentine belt system or internal. Start by taking your belt off and feel for loose pulleys. If you think its a heat shield, pop off your splash shield underneath and you can reach up to grab onto the heat shields on your headers on both sides.
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Agree on the pulley concerns. Are the idler pulleys wobbly or making a grinding sound when you spin them? Is the deflection adjustment to spec?