Rattling Muffler?

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:41 pm

Recently my exhaust has developed a bit of a rattle on startup and idle. With the car off if I jiggle the muffler up and down I get the same sound. It's not hitting anything as far as I can tell, sounds as though it's coming from inside the muffler (it's a cypher industries cannon).

Want to get it looked at asap, anyone know of a good muffler/exhuast place in the Western Sydney area (around merrylands, parramatta etc.)?

Thanks a bunch.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:03 pm

There is a heat sheild mounted to the underside of the car, just above the muffler - I've had that go rattling before. Its only held on by 3 bolts...

Try High Tech Mufflers at Lewisham (742 - 744 Parramatta Rd)

I dare ya not to buy anything! There's so many chrome things in there...

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:33 pm

I'll go check out that heatshield now

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:04 pm

Thanks a bunch bennoz, rolled the car into a position where i could get under the back and had a thoroughly look around. Turns out this was the culprit.

Wasn't done up tight enough, the two ehaust pieces (which i thought should have been welded together

) were rattling inside each other because this sort of d ring bracket wasn't tight enough. Got the wd40 out, then socket wrenched each bolt about one full turn, it closed the outer exhaust piece enough to grab good hold of the one inside out. Rattles disappeared, and it didn't cost me a cent.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:08 pm

Love your work

That deserves a beer.