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Post by spuds on Jul 6, 2006 1:00:37 GMT -6
I have just recently developed, quite possibly the most annoying noise I've ever heard emitted from a car. Its random, but when it starts, there is NO stopping it. If you have ever heard a hamster run in a wheel, then you know what this sounds like. Its a annoying squeak, like something rubbing back and forth, very audible, I will try and get a video if it soon. Its shit like this that makes me hate my car. Every time I turn around, it starts making another noise that makes it feel like a old turd.
ANY guesses on what this would/could be or how to fix it? I came home one night after it was making this noise, and when I closed the door ( car was off ) it made the noise from just the door closing. I went to the back of the car and kicked the passangerside pipe, and it make the noise again. IDK wtf it could be. I was under the car today and was banging around on shit to see if I could get it to make the noise, and it didn't... Shit like this pisses me off.
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Post by grandnational on Jul 6, 2006 18:12:29 GMT -6
douse it in oil! oh wait.. 140,000 miles? Its already doused!
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Post by grandnational on Jul 6, 2006 18:36:03 GMT -6
j/k its pretty clean for that many miles underneath.
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Post by spuds on Jul 6, 2006 19:33:49 GMT -6
Go clean your engine... lol. Either that or fix my exhaust. I was trying to race a mid 90's z tonight and it started squeaking after I hit a bump and I felt like a douche. but then I won so that's cool.
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Post by blktransam on Jul 6, 2006 19:37:04 GMT -6
hmm a hanger on ur exuasht sounds like... u know when the rubber goes bad where the hanger goes into...the rubber becomes hard and does this same sound
klemme
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Post by spuds on Jul 6, 2006 19:39:09 GMT -6
I've never done any sort of exhaust work, I guess its a good time to start. I think I found the hanger thats squeaking. So how do I go about replacing them?
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Post by blktransam on Jul 6, 2006 20:56:03 GMT -6
eighter rigg something?...or go to autozone think they sell hanger kits of some sort
klemme
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Post by spuds on Jul 6, 2006 20:58:31 GMT -6
alright, I'll dive into it tomorrow after I get back from the fucking dentist *screams*
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Post by dyers98 on Jul 6, 2006 22:09:53 GMT -6
don't you have a catback on there? I would willing to bet the over the axel pipe is hitting the rear-end. The mufflers twist even a little and that pipe will rest right on the rear. If I hit a bump that's where I would start
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Post by Thewhitenotch on Jul 6, 2006 22:29:59 GMT -6
It could be the mileage of the car. Good luck, sometimes shit like that takes forever to find.
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Post by spuds on Jul 6, 2006 22:59:58 GMT -6
I am trying my best to keep the car from falling to old age. Theres no reason to let the car go to shit just b/c its older than the roads it drives on. Yea the cars got a borla, heres a video. This is the absolute worst its ever been, and I caught it on tape.  Click here to see VideoI noticed that the tail pipe moves quite a bit, so I think its a hogged out hanger, a bitter sweet that I found the problem, now to fix it. I got a pretty full day tomorrow, I gotta go to the dentist early, then I have to go do some yard work at my step dads place since hes out of town, and then I gotta change the oil. While I'm doing that, if I have time I will check out the hanger. I'd love to use this as a chance to get the tips to hug the bumper just a bit more, they hang a bit low for my liking |
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Post by Superdave on Jul 7, 2006 1:00:13 GMT -6
Spuds, if you don't get that fixed by Sunday PM me and i'll give you directions to my place or i'll meet up w/you somewhere... I've been doing exhaust work since i was 12.. haha
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Post by spuds on Jul 7, 2006 7:22:54 GMT -6
Ha, alright man, sure thing man, much appreciated. I gotta run now, I'll update later.
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Post by blktransam on Jul 7, 2006 12:41:44 GMT -6
good luck boys
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Post by slithr2 on Jul 7, 2006 14:01:44 GMT -6
That squeaking IS the hampster wheel under the hood. Just put some rubber bands around the ends of the stand and it'll be quiet again.  haha j/k had to do it But yeah, that is pretty annoying. Sounds worse than a loose belt squealing. Looks like it pretty much has to be something to do with the hangers and/or some loose bolts. Might wanna retorque those things if it hasn't been done in a long time (or since the catback has been installed). Shouldn't take too long to do, and the hardest part of doing catback work is already done (getting it on the car), so repositioning the tips shouldn't take long at all. Definitely worth taking the time to do though. Face it, a mean sounding exhaust is cool and all, but if it looks like it's about to fall off the car, then that's not so cool. At least in my book it isn't  |
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Post by spuds on Jul 7, 2006 14:07:26 GMT -6
yea but you drive a mustang so your opinion is null and void.. lol j/k had to do it lol sorry, anyways, heres the culpret! Saggy mounts. when I push the muffler UPwards, to where the hangers are possitioned where they would be if the hangers were still good, the tips line up great!   There ya go man. DAVE, YGPM! |
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Post by mosconiac on Jul 7, 2006 14:37:56 GMT -6
Jesus...thats one seriously ugly hanger!
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Post by slithr2 on Jul 7, 2006 20:42:21 GMT -6
Wow, yeah it sure is. Don't know how many hangers are on your car, but if the others look anything remotely near like that one, might as well replace those too while you're at it. I've got 6 on mine, and only one gave me a real good arm workout trying to get the thing on.
A nice new hanger mixed in with a bunch of old hangers might leave the tips on one side higher than the other, maybe?
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Post by spuds on Jul 7, 2006 23:41:44 GMT -6
I orderd both rear ones ( for both tips ) Here tomorrrow they say..
Yea if I get under the car and push up on the muffler, both tips go up like 2 inches lol...
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Post by spuds on Jul 9, 2006 23:38:44 GMT -6
got it fixed, a lot easier than I expected ( mechanical ventures usually turn out horribly for me lol ) Alright, so now I have the brake noise gone ( brand new brakes on all 4 corners sounded worse than the old ones, sounded like the indicators, but I used a spray on thing and they quieted right down... ) now I just need to replace a wheel bearing on the front driver side, and all of my unpleasant noises will be gone lol |
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Post by grandnational on Jul 10, 2006 19:07:28 GMT -6
except for that stock red camaro flyin by you!
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Post by spuds on Jul 10, 2006 21:58:59 GMT -6
Joe, you pulled a fender on me like the 10th time in a night racing lol, I would have pulled you back in if not for traffic.... lol
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Post by grandnational on Jul 11, 2006 16:56:14 GMT -6
uh huh. Proove it
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