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Hey Team,

I have a manual GPX 95 and i drive it to work every day. However 5 minutes of the drive is on a particular road that is modestly bumpy.

I have found that in the last week a noise has developd from the engine bay every time i drive over those bumps and now more consistently any time i hit a bump, elevated, lowered part of the road, excluding speed bumps as im driving to slow for it to tap.

Sounds like a loose part of metal, similar to the rod that wold normally hold up the bonnet of an fto. It sounds like that rod is loose and tapping every time i drive over a bump, eg, tap tap tap, and no its not the rod, its secured, also sure its not a loose door speaker.

Sorry posted too early...

...location, sounds like it is located in the engine bay, exactly where the alternator is, if not a tad lower, keep in mind i can only diagnose location when driving and in the drivers seat. On occasions i can also feel the tapping in the pedals.

This is freaking me out cos im thinking it might be serious, i just dont want a wheel falling of the axel!

Any ideas appreciated.

Put $50 on Anti Roll Bar bush!

Bennoz wrote:Put $50 on Anti Roll Bar bush!

I second that, I have the same problem in the left rear

Oh the bush, okay, good one guys!
All i know is that some bushs were replaced about a year ago on the car when i had to get a RWC. Should i get the bush replaced asap, the worn bush isnt causing any damage is it?