Heat shield or cat rattlilng??

Arnold · Post by **Arnold** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:28 am

When engine is cold we get a rattly sound from front, sounds like exhaust heatshield. Goes away as soon as engine has warmed up.

I have tried a search on this forum and found it pretty useless, didn't really come up with anything,engine cover is tight.

Arnold · Post by **Arnold** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:00 pm

Took car into dealer, left it with them overnight so it would be nice and cold when they tried it. Told them details and that rattle was "worse" when engine under load, i.e. accelerating up a hill from a junction.

What a bunch of F'ing useless to**ers.

They heard the rattle but by the time they had driven from carpark to workshop it had stopped. so they didn't do anything else.Told us to wait until it got worse. They didn't even take it for a test drive.

Anyone got any experience of this type of rattle. As said before it is NOT the engine covers.

Post by **Lyndon** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:04 pm

have they checked the manifold, mine was cracked, all they did was weld it back up

keved · Post by **keved** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:16 pm

I have the same type of rattle,, garage changed the cat (at their cost)... bloody rattle is still there tho

reap · Post by **reap** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:22 pm

guessing you got a 2.0?
tis the exhaust manifold. the manifold is double skinned and when cold the vibrate or reid toghter ,when warmed up they expand and noise goes. if 2.0? will need new manifold,modified one. :0

keved · Post by **keved** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:49 pm

yep, mine is 2.0l on an 02 plate. and noise is certainly worse when cold.

I have 3rd party extended warranty so may try and claim thro them.

all need to ask for is a new manifold, (modified type) ... would you happen to know any part number ?

Asanti Sana

reap · Post by **reap** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:24 pm

yep. tis......p341j5 =Â£110+vat.

this part number is already a supersession of old part.so if they say "oh tis the same"tis cause modified exhaust is already taken place of older type. if that makes sense?

keved · Post by **keved** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:15 pm

Reap,, you are the man.. the main man:thumbs:
asanti sana

keved · Post by **keved** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:58 pm

Ok, so heres what we had changed that sorted the ratlling problem:
Exhaust manifold part 341j5 @ Â£104.65
exhaust clamp part 171369 @Â£7.02
Exhaust manif gasket part 349h8 @ 3.88
All prices need VAT added to them

The garage labour cost was based at 2.20 hours .

Hope this may help someone else.

reap · Post by **reap** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:42 pm

cool,glad you got it fixed and i could help

me alittle off on me price though.ment inc vat not exe. near enough though.

Hellfire · Post by **Hellfire** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:52 pm

Is this solution a permanent fix for the manifold rattle?

reap · Post by **reap** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:17 pm

yer ,seems to have worked. havnt had no complints to the ones i have fitted. think they actually got it right.