Hello again all! I'm back with yet another question for those more knowledgeable than I.
For ages now my car has had a metallic rattle which increases with engine load and revs. It does it when the car is stationary and when moving. I just assumed it was some part of the exhaust or perhaps a loose washer or bolt on the sump guard or something like that, as I said it's pretty much always done it.
Then last weekend when we were hitting the trails I realised that it stops making that noise entirely if you put it into 4x4. I since investigated a little further and you can make it stop by slightly pulling on the 4WD lever without actually properly engaging 4WD, so that sounds like something might be slack somewhere?
If you try to drive like that though, it jolts itself into 4WD in the end so that's no solution. I also noticed that you can hear further rattling about in 2WD which again I thought sounded like exhaust originally and repeatedly checked it. I'm now thinking it must be the prop rattling about when it's not under load?
Not had chance to get under the car yet to look but thought I'd solicit the wisdom of the Panda druids first - sound familiar to anyone?
For ages now my car has had a metallic rattle which increases with engine load and revs. It does it when the car is stationary and when moving. I just assumed it was some part of the exhaust or perhaps a loose washer or bolt on the sump guard or something like that, as I said it's pretty much always done it.
Then last weekend when we were hitting the trails I realised that it stops making that noise entirely if you put it into 4x4. I since investigated a little further and you can make it stop by slightly pulling on the 4WD lever without actually properly engaging 4WD, so that sounds like something might be slack somewhere?
If you try to drive like that though, it jolts itself into 4WD in the end so that's no solution. I also noticed that you can hear further rattling about in 2WD which again I thought sounded like exhaust originally and repeatedly checked it. I'm now thinking it must be the prop rattling about when it's not under load?
Not had chance to get under the car yet to look but thought I'd solicit the wisdom of the Panda druids first - sound familiar to anyone?