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Liter · 12-23-2005, 05:43 PM

Rattling tach....not sure if its coming from teh tach but definatley from behind the cluster somewhere. Almost sounds like a bearing or something is shot when the RPM's go around 4000 +. Anyone ever had this, or know how to fix it?

(89 rolla sr5)

***REN69*** · 12-23-2005, 05:50 PM

Speedo cable has water in it and its frozen.. happens to me all the time when its very cold.. mine screams like a banshee at 4000rpm.

TokyoRacer · 12-23-2005, 08:13 PM

Yeah..it's f'n sweet. Waaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Lol..I know the sound all too well.

Liter · 12-23-2005, 08:14 PM

But even when im on highway it still makes that noise its kind of annoying.

Easy fix? or rather inexpensive fix?

***REN69*** · 12-23-2005, 08:23 PM

Yes, even on the highway till it warms up.. I usually just crank the tunes.

Cost: as much as buying the cable and DIY or take it to a shop and pay for it to be done.

You think its bad now.. wait till its -20 outside..

TokyoRacer · 12-23-2005, 08:27 PM

Yeah..sometiems you go, it's retardedly loud..you pull over..wait..you think it's warmed up..u go and then wahhhhhh...it's a vicious cycle.

***REN69*** · 12-23-2005, 08:38 PM

LOL I don't pullover dude.. it takes me like 15mins to get home from work.. by the time I get home the car is warm enough that the noise is gone.

Liter · 12-24-2005, 02:37 AM

Also on a side note for some strange reason my car wont go into 4th until its warmed up for like 5 minutes. So ims tuck on the highway doing 90 at 4500 rpms for a couple minutes. Anyone know how to fix this?

freakinbox · 12-24-2005, 02:41 AM

it's the speedo not the tach. Tach is eletric... Like they say it's the cable. Whats worring me is the trans screaming lol. Does it when it warms up. SO I am thinking it's the oil
the radio hides all that shit

TokyoRacer · 12-24-2005, 01:45 PM

You guys just gotta watse mroe ga slike I do. I let ym car warm up for like 20 minutes. lol..I warm my car like that one infomercial says. "Set it and forget it!"

89molavi · 12-25-2005, 06:44 PM

Take the wire out of the speedo and lube it with engine oil and stick it back in. Fixed mine for another 30KM and then I sold the car.

TokyoRacer · 12-25-2005, 07:14 PM

^I jsut don't think it'd be the same car if It didn't yell at you for driving on cold mornings..It's like even the car thinks you'd have to be a retard to do anything on such a cold day.

89molavi · 12-25-2005, 07:56 PM

I don't know what the retard comment is about. I am just saying that mine got fixed with a bit lube and I returned the $125 new cable to the dealership and got a refund.

Trueno90Deuce · 12-26-2005, 08:54 PM

I have a rattling tach too in the cold... I posted up about it on another forum and several people told me the same thing about pulling off the tach and putting oil down the speedo cable.
MIKEY

TokyoRacer · 12-26-2005, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 89molavi

I don't know what the retard comment is about. I am just saying that mine got fixed with a bit lube and I returned the $125 new cable to the dealership and got a refund.

I wans't callign you a retard, I was saying, our cars making the noise is it saying "hey ae92 owner, go back to sleep, it's cold you retard"