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Old 05-19-2005, 02:51 AM
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hey guys i recently encountered this weird problem with my '04 6-s automatic, so i was hoping someone might be able to help me out. Lately, whenever I drive my car I hear this rattle, rumbling kind of noise from the engine. well i think it's the engine becasue when i have my windows open you can totally hear something rattling from the front part of the car. Before i would hear something similar but alot quieter when i was going up a steep hill or just a regular hill for that matter so i figured it was because i was going up a hill, but now the last couple of days, i can hear the rattle sound almost driving in any kind of condition of the road. straight, smooth, flat roads or a hill i can hear it. So, if anyone could give me some help on this i would really appreciate it. I'm just so worried because I just bought this car last year and yeah. thanks guys
(p.s. do you think if i got an oil change it would stop the noise?)
 
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Old 05-24-2005, 03:40 AM
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someone please help me. I honestly don't know what to do with it. I would appreciate any kind of advice. thanks
 
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Old 08-31-2005, 04:32 PM
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I would honestly take it to the dealer and have them find the problem. As for the oil change, you do that every 5k miles on a regular basis. Make sure you have a high enough oil level as well to lubricate your system.
 
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Old 12-21-2005, 12:27 AM
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I dont know if this is the same problem but i had a rattle in the engine as well . It turned out to be the airbox rattling against the frame. A piece of foam did the trick
 
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Old 12-21-2005, 04:43 AM
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I've seen it before ; the heat shield of the exhaust pipe (catalyctic converter) is a thin piece of aluminium that rattles when corroding / damaged / loosened .
 
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