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Rattling from the engine bay
When i start up my car, from what sounds like the rear of the engine, where it meets the trnasmission, i hear a periodic rattling that is directly proportionate to engine rpm. I've never owned an automatic transmission before, so i don't know if it has anything to do with that, but for some reason i have a feeling it's a cracked flexplate, and i'm not even sure what that is.
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*No SVX at the moment...* 1987 Winnebago Elandan 35' 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer, 6.0litre Power Stroke Diesel - Daily Driver. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, scotch in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming HOOOOYA !!!!! |
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Does it still drive ok? My car made a rattleing sound for a while, but I had recently had my timing belt covers replaced and on further inspection it was just a small piece of plastic from the old covers bouncing around the engine bay.
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It drives fine, far as i can tell. I checked around hte engine bay, and it's defidently coming from behind the engine. I have access to my garage this weekend, so i'm gonna get it off the ground so i can get under and check it out.
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*No SVX at the moment...* 1987 Winnebago Elandan 35' 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer, 6.0litre Power Stroke Diesel - Daily Driver. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, scotch in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming HOOOOYA !!!!! |
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When you get the car on ramps, if you get underneath you should be able to isolate it to the area between the trans and engine, but maybe it's a loose heat shield. If it is a flexplate, you can get a new one for about $25 from Subaru, the crappy thing is that you need to pull the transmission...
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