Rattle at high RPM/full throttle?

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

There is also a heat shield bolted to the back of the block.  It protects
the PS CV joint/boot.  The rubber grommets on this get hard and fall apart,
letting it rattle around. AMHIK. ( no, don't...)

Larry

>
> --- ian Butler <ian@bluemoon.hplx.net> wrote:
> > Hihi, everyone.
> >
> > My 16v has had a curious problem for the past six months
> > or so.  At high
> > engine speeds (5000rpm and over) and at full throttle,
> > there's a nasty
> > rattle from the engine compartment.
>
> Check to see if the heat shield on the downpipe is still
> installed.  If so, that is a likely source of rattle - took
> me a week or two to find it on a 16v I had awhile back.
> Either tighten the bolt or remove altogether.
>
>
> =====
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio


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