Strange rattling noise at 3500rpm's
 

Need some help figuring out what might be wrong with my IX.

3 months ago my hose blew off the turbo and the Mitsu service dept put it back on and said nothing else was wrong. About a month later I started hearing a strange "whooshing" sound coming from the engine. It was fairly sporadic. I took it back in for an oil change and asked if they could fix whatever the noise was. They told me they couldn't hear it. Over the past few days i'm hearing a rattling noise that is definately audible around 3500rpm's. If I pull up next to a wall I can hear it even when the car is idling.

Any ideas?

Thanks
helm

Check your exhaust and intake tube for leaks.

Well..just got back from Mitsu.. it was a loose heatshield ;)

i remember on the honda boards - every week there was a post about 3500 rpm rattle, and it was always the heat shields.

same thing happened on both my integras.

i had a weird high pitch rattling noise.. it was a exhaust hanger from the buschur turbo back rubbing against the hanger part that holds the rubber hanger in place.

same problem with my tomei downpipe hangar...took care of it though...

After a while I had to give up finding all the little rattles that popped up ... was adversly affecting my health. :crap:

ur an idiot HAHAHA, thx god it was just a heat shield and nothing major.

Our cars can make a lot of strange noises. Like D/Ps ratting against crossbars.

dude, my dp is rattling too...i dont have the monies to replace it yet so i just have to live with mine for a while :( ....drives me nuts though haha

+1.. Drives me nuts when I hear noises but its something I'm trying to get used to.

WOW i came in here wanted to say exactly that but you did it for me...

my downpipe is rattling against something ever so faintly and i hear it at idle... doesn't bother me too much (yet)

is it a stock dp ? i have a rattling noise too but it is only when the car has been driven for a while and is hot , and it comes and goes ,.. useally at idle and lower revs when hot but the boise stays the same when you rev.. werid

+1 if i hear something i just try to ignore it, and they soon go away :lol:

just turn up the radio haha:lol: