Rattle

[96pfinderSE]

Well ive noticed that when my car is in drive and im moving at around 1700 and 2000 rpms something rattles. Ive put it into nuetral and reved it up but no rattle only in drive. It sounds like its comin from the engine though. Only rattle for a second and i can only hear it when there is no music playin(somplete silence). My battery is loose but im not sure if that could be it. If u have any suggestions please reply. -bounce-

[jj big shoe]

Check the heat shiels on your exhaust to see if they are loose or close to rubbing on something. Sometimes they won't rub in neutral, but when torque is applied as you accelerate your engine twists a little on the motor mounts and they can knock around and rattle.

[96pfinderSE]

Alright. Thank you i will add that to my list of things to check. :bow:

[dkpath96]

Yes, those awful heat shields - they rusted out then vibrated like mad at certain

RPMs on my '96. I just clamped them down tight, others have removed theirs

completely.

 

Now if that's not it, look around the NPORA site a bit for discussions on the whole

exhaust manifold stud breakage issue. It makes a rapid ticking noise, and can

be accompanied by a "puffing" in the lower engine compartment.

 

If it could be the manifold, and you're close to 100k miles, stop driving and take

it to a Nissan dealer, they have a warranty extension that will cover manifold

repair/replacement up to (and not one :furious: mile past) 100k. Mine hit 102k

with this issue and they wouldn't even look at it.

[96pfinderSE]

Well ill check the manifold and heat shield. My path has 135k miles so warranty is gone. What do u mean by puffing? and if that is it how much does that cost?