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Strange engine noise/rattling... with video

Old Oct 7, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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Strange engine noise/rattling... with video

Whenever I lightly accelerate from a stop or slow roll there is always a very horrid rattling sound that is occasionally accompanied by a squeak. I can't really tell what is making this rattling sound.

In the video: Stopped at idle I can reproduce the noise by very lightly going on/off the throttle. The sound is much more significant when accelerating from a stop with light throttle. If I rev it up and slip the clutch quite a bit you won't really notice the sound. But I don't want to do that for good reason.

Here is a youtube video of it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfG6zXvXMAE

There seems to be this low frequency popping in the video when I put on the throttle and I think that was the mic clipping. I didn't notice that sound in person.
My friend recorded it on his droid so don't yell at me for odd random motions. :p

What could this be? Supercharger? Any ideas would be helpful. I explained the noise to the dealer when I took it in for maintenance and they didn't seem to notice it I guess.
They did mention that my hydraulic engine mount was leaking. That's the only thing I can think of that might be contributing to the sound but not the cause of it.
 

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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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At .14 seconds it shows the hydraulic upper engine mount....under it looks like it leaked out....has it been replaced ?
 
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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Finished reading post.....I would say the mount is almost gone.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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Yes the mount is leaking and probably needs to be replaced.
Are you saying that is what is causing the rattling noise?
 
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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I had my friend (who is a mechanical engineer) watch the video and he thinks that the noise may be coming from a dead lifter. Either the lifter is bad or oil pressure to the lifter isn't significant enough at that rpm under load.

He mentioned adjusting the valve lash but I can't find anything on procedures. :|
 
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