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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: bignuts on 19 January 2013, 14:21
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hello guys new to your site I have recently bought this car I went over a speed ramp I noticed a bit of a bang when I went over it now my cat has got a bit of a rattle to it the car still drives fine any advice anyone please
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if the cats ratteling it didn't take to kindly to been welted by the speed bump you can ether change it or leave it to develop or cure itself
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its a savage speed ramp its more like a table ,would the rattle cure its self eventually then
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its a savage speed ramp its more like a table ,would the rattle cure its self eventually then
I doubt it, if it is rattling it's because something is loose. My guess would be one of the hangers rattling on the heat shield.
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theres no heat shield round the cat
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theres no heat shield round the cat
Well there should be :huh:
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oh right don't know anything bout vw will have to try and find one from somewere ,does anyone know what engine code a 1.8 gti 20v n/t is please
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AGN is the engine code buddy
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cheers bud been having a nightmare trying to find out the engine code :smiley:
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I took a nasty knock when I first got my 1.8T :sad: Lost the under engine cover and my exhaust took a big whack! F**CKING Speed bumps :angry:
For a while every little bump caused a nasty knocking noise so took it to my mate who put it on ramp. Shook the exhaust and saw that one of the fixings had come lose which was making the knocking noise. 30seconds of welding later, all sorted!
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hopefully be the same will look when the snow gone cheers for the advice budd
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Can you hear it rattling in the tunnel? Last time we had snow over here, I tore off the rubber bracket at the centre of the exhaust from dragging it over snow mounds in the centre of the road :sad:
So it might not be your cat at all. Get it up on a ramp and get under for a look :wink:
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the rattle sounded like it was coming from the cat when we had it up on a ramp
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My cat heat guard rattled in high revs as one of the four securing nuts had corroded off! But you said you don't have one :/
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My cat heat guard rattled in high revs as one of the four securing nuts had corroded off! But you said you don't have one :/
Haha most helpful post! :) joking ;)
Have you found the problem pal? Check the center box hangers and also the massive bracket it sits on!
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not yet going to have a look tomorrow thank for all the advice :smiley:
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went to have the rattle sorted out today went out to car flat battery nothing had been left on,got it going with a jump put it on a multi metre read 12.5v on tick over when reving the engine it went down to 11.5 ,I think its the alternator maybe it had a brand new battery in april,any ideas :sad:
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my cat is knackered don't suppose anyone is selling one in kent :angry:
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Try to see this as more of a positive than a negative, it's the perfect opportunity for a Milltek downpipe and a high flow cat :nerd: