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 small rattle when in low revs
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trancer
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:34 am

not sure what it is but when i change gear and the revs are low there is some sort of rattle which sounds like its comming from just below the engine but its hard to tell anyway it sound like a loose bolt or somthing, iv checked the heat shield and thats fine i used to have the same noise on my r5 which i never sorted, the noise seems lowder when i open the window, i have no idea but its very very annoying

any help would be appreciated
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:42 am

pinking probably if its low revs and loaded.

Solution, use a lower gear!
trancer
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:57 am

dont you usally get pinking on old cars mine is an l reg single point injection.

what can i do to stop it appart from using a lower gear
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:17 pm

well it shouldn't be there. And yes all engines will pink if loaded wrongly.

Give me an example

if its doing it at 2krpm in 3rd then its not really loaded
trancer
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:23 pm

what do you mean by loaded

sorry to sound thick Embarassed
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:27 pm

are you trying to make the car accelerate from idle in 5th gear with 5 blokes on board carrying a caravan.

Loaded means tryign to accelerate hard from low revs, if you expect the car to whisk you up to 70 from 1.5 krpm in 5th then its gonna pink a bit.
trancer
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:34 pm

ok thanks for the info mate hope anydvd does the job for you, iv just got hold a ford orion ghia si its the 1.8 16v 130 bhp model cost me £40

iv done a lot of wleding on the rear chasis arms but the car is a beast very nice ror from it, have you sold yours yet Exclamation
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:37 pm

nope, can't get rid of the fecking thing!

We just want rid so the red car can get on the road. Its a decent enough car but I have spent time etc on the red car and my mum likes the hatchback as its more practical so the red cars stayign and the orions going. No bugger wants it though.
trancer
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:59 pm

just put it on ebay and see if it goes failing that try addtrader
Chris H
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 6:00 am

its been in ad trader for 3 weeks

ebay I'll get 20 quid for it if that
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:20 am

put a reserve on it then?

or a buy it now price.
Alex C
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:54 am

You might be able to verify that its pinking by putting in a tank or two of super unleaded (optimax would be best) and seeing if the noise persists. The higher RON of super unleaded should in theory make an engine which pinks do it less often or not at all. I used optimax fairly regularly in my 19 Energy, because I went past a cheap place to get it quite regularly (Watford in north london is the place btw), and the car seemed to run better when I did - twas quieter too. I used to accelerate smoothly from about 1500rpm in 5th upwards without any dodgy noises from the engine too!
simonds1
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:10 am

My parents had a rattle at low revs on their old Renault 19 1.4 RT and it turned out to be the CAT. But obviously that would not sound like it was comin from the bottom of the engine, cuz that's further back like under driver's seat pretty much. It used to rattle when u were sat idling, and also pulling away from junctions, driving slowly through traffic etc, but during normal driving there was no rattle........well, not that u could hear anyway. I am probably compleeeeetely wrong, but thought I'd mention it just incase. I bet you've got a decat ain't ya lol. Doh!
trancer
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:52 pm

i still have my cat on so i will take a look soon but its dam cold out at the moment so il leave it fot a bit.

thanks for your reply Smile
Alex C
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:50 pm

It could be the CAT if its shagged, but I don't think this is a very common thing on 19's unless they are very old/high mileage or have been abused/had a dirty engine connected to them (Chris H or someone put me right if I'm wrong on this!). I've always assumed that CAT's are designed in general to last the life of the car, assuming that it isn't poisoned by a dodgy engine.

If its making the noise while idling ie. when you can get out and get yer head under the bonnet etc you may be able to tell if its coming from the CAT or the engine. If the noise is only when you are loading the engine, ie not when idling (when the engine is just working to turn the input shaft of the gearbox, and therefore not 'loaded'), but more when you are accelerating hard from low (like sub 2k revs) in high gears, then pinking it will most likely be as Chris H has already said.

If its suspected to be pinking, I still say try my petrol method - its easy and doesn't require tools or effort - just a couple of extra quid for a tank full or two of super Smile
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:29 am

CATs do not last the life of the car. 10 or so years is very good going for a CAT
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