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strange noise
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:55 pm
by mossy
Went for a drive today after finally doing the 6 speed conversion, I noticed a funny sound coming from the engine bay almost sounded like a steam train and the sound got faster the harder I went. At one stage it started to sound rattly so I pulled over and had a look couldn't find anything, then when I took off the rattle didn't seem to be there but the steam train was, any ideas?
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:55 pm
by manga_blue
Head gasket or loose inlet manifold bolts/gasket if it's related to engine speed
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:42 am
by mossy
The sound isn't that loud but its more like tss tss tss tss tss if that makes any sense. The only thing I could seem to find wrong in the engine bay was cracks in the timing belt, I'm sure that can't be good.
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:47 pm
by AJ
could also be a vacuum hose that has split & is sucking air
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:15 pm
by mossy
Re: strange noise
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:49 pm
by hot rod
mossy wrote:Went for a drive today after finally doing the 6 speed conversion, I noticed a funny sound coming from the engine bay almost sounded like a steam train and the sound got faster the harder I went. At one stage it started to sound rattly so I pulled over and had a look couldn't find anything, then when I took off the rattle didn't seem to be there but the steam train was, any ideas?
Does it make the same sound when in nuetral? You sure it isn't coming from one of the front wheels? Could be something simple like a brake dust cover or even one of the wheel weights could have shifted and is rubbing (seen that a few times).
