Loud Sound..

[simplysic]

aww man...this car gets me soo frustrated!! not a good start to my wk!

so i decided to take my brother out to the movies last nite....i started the car n noticed a pretty rough sound coming out of the front of the car..popped the hood n couldnt really figure out where its coming from.

The sound is still there....its a crackling loud sound..

I took the car for an oil change and the guy told me that it sounds like my EXHAUST....
I'm still a newbie...so i dnt kno what to get of that assumption of his...

i'll try postin a sound clip..mayb that might help?

but in the meanwhile...can u guys direct me tha possibilities of what the crackling, idle sound from the front of the car?

[ems]

It is probably a heat shield. There are several heat shields including one on the exhaust manifold. check to see if any of them are loose.

[simplysic]

can i do that myself? (considering i'm a rookie :P) or will i have to take it to a professional...i do have a Hynes Repair Manual

[Ostornadoe]

You can check yourself. Wait a long time for everything to cool, then just go around driving to move stuff, and if it's loose and it looks like it shouldn't be loose, tighten it down.

[simplysic]

its like...-12 outside!!!!!

is it ok if i can keep the position the same for the next coupla days or am i playin wit fire?

[ems]

If it is the heat shield it isn't anything to worry about but, without hearing the actual noise I cannot give a definite answer.

[REN69]

Simplysic... bring your car to the East end meet at the Kennedy commons on saturday jan 29th, I'm sure someone there could tell you what it is just by listening to it.

[simplysic]

Originally Posted by REN69

Simplysic... bring your car to the East end meet at the Kennedy commons on saturday jan 29th, I'm sure someone there could tell you what it is just by listening to it.

hmm...nice idea...if i dont figure it out by then i'll b sure to come by...
hey Ren...

dont laugh when i bring my car in..lol...its my 1st car ...its my baby...its all i can keep right now..lol


today i started that car for school (its -22C here) and there was smoke from the hood...i popped it n noticed that the smoke(or steam) was coming from the top (a small lil gap) of the heat shield covering the exahust and somewhere from the bottom of the car..also noticed a strong smell of gas....

im at school with my parnts car (damn they have a better system thna mine!!).
I'll post pictures to indicate where smoke was comin from and also audio.

[Flashmn]

might be a cracked manifold.

[simplysic]

awww noooo... faaak.. i guess my nxt mov is to replace that...

n i'm so short of funds...Certi-guard..here i come

[simplysic]

http://standardautowreckers.net/asp/...?ID=1274241647


is that the part i need to replace then?