I have 2500+ on the odo and today the exhaust started to rattle...anyone else have this problem?

 

where does the rattle come from? It's probably your resonator...... you know what that means right? ... Time to chop that mother out and hear the pain.

 

When do you hear the rattle? Can you hear it all the time or just when taking off?

 

I hear it under acceleration

 

Probably the heat sheild.

Mine rattles at idle.. Its fitted new though.

 

If you can, get under the car and check a couple of places.


1.) Check the metal plate between the 2 mufflers. Make sure it's not close to the exhaust pipes towards the tip side. If it is, you need to bend it so that it's not too close, or it will touch during driving.

2.) Check the thin metal heat shield above the exhaust system. It's the thick metal foil looking stuff.. make sure thats not touching the pipes, especially at the part where the straight pipe connects to the y piece.

3.) Bang on the resonator with the soft part of a closed fist (the bottom). If you hear a little rattle like a small piece of metal is floating around in there, then you have a bad resonator (which will rattle), which is a good thing, because you dont need that silly rez anyway. Just get it removed.

 

Sorry for my ignorance... where is the resonator?

 

It's near the engine, under the car, round, cylindrical, bout a foot long, cant miss it. Probably directly below your stick shift.
Edited: Found a pic of it. It's the cylindrical thing on this pipe.

 

don't bang on it with your bare fist if your car is warm/hot.

(dumb advise, but ive known people grabbing the pipe right after
a run and learn quickly they get pretty sizzlin' hot).

 

Thanx for the advice ...