MikeT66
Member
Puma and rattles – somehow it seems they seem to go hand-in-hand…
So, I wondered if anyone here had any advice:
My Puma has suddenly developed a slightly tinny/plastic rattling noise from behind the Dashboard, mainly on the passenger side – or seems to, as I know noises can be notoriously hard to pinpoint. Noise seems to happen when the car is moving – doesn’t always happen over bumps, but roads with a rough Tarmac can bring it on, as can certain revs/speeds, so appears to be linked to a certain vibration range.
I emptied the Glovebox (Mrs.T66 likes to keep all manner of rubbish in there – I mean, who needs FOUR pairs of sunglasses in one car…?!) and checked the car again, but the noise was still there. I’ve had the car up on a ramp and checked the heatshields – another obvious cause, but all of the heatshields around the Exhaust seem tight and correctly fitted.
A check under the Bonnet and around the Wiper mechanism seems to show everything OK, too. The recent work undertaken (change of Spark Plugs, etc) could have dislodged/weakened something, but I really can’t see anything obvious.
Has anyone had anything similar? Suspension? Is there a Heatshield I've not spotted behind the Engine? I'm a bit reluctant (and skint) to pass over to a garage at the moment and pay for a few hours checking without running out of ideas myself!
So, I wondered if anyone here had any advice:
My Puma has suddenly developed a slightly tinny/plastic rattling noise from behind the Dashboard, mainly on the passenger side – or seems to, as I know noises can be notoriously hard to pinpoint. Noise seems to happen when the car is moving – doesn’t always happen over bumps, but roads with a rough Tarmac can bring it on, as can certain revs/speeds, so appears to be linked to a certain vibration range.
I emptied the Glovebox (Mrs.T66 likes to keep all manner of rubbish in there – I mean, who needs FOUR pairs of sunglasses in one car…?!) and checked the car again, but the noise was still there. I’ve had the car up on a ramp and checked the heatshields – another obvious cause, but all of the heatshields around the Exhaust seem tight and correctly fitted.
A check under the Bonnet and around the Wiper mechanism seems to show everything OK, too. The recent work undertaken (change of Spark Plugs, etc) could have dislodged/weakened something, but I really can’t see anything obvious.
Has anyone had anything similar? Suspension? Is there a Heatshield I've not spotted behind the Engine? I'm a bit reluctant (and skint) to pass over to a garage at the moment and pay for a few hours checking without running out of ideas myself!