What's at the back of the engine?

[:RedZed:]

I'm trying to locate a rattle coming from the engine bay. The noise appears to come from the back of the engine if you were to be looking at it from the front of the car, where you would normally see the exhaust manifold in a 4 pot.

 

What's back there? Anything that could come loose or need replacing with age?

 

Thanks!

[daveparkin]

Fuel pressure dampers

[Wasso]

Gearbox?

[rtbiscuit]

the car....?

[WhackyWill]

The nut loose behind the wheel.. :blush:

[Paddy78]

Probaby the central fuel pressure regulator. Nothing to worry about. You can tell if it's this by touching it and it will be vibrating in time to the rattle.

[leonk]

Does it go when you dip the clutch?

[Daryl]

I had a strange rattle sound coming from what I thought was the dash, or at the back of the engine. Replaced the Y pipe and Cats, and the rattle has gone. Maybe its one/both of these, though I hope for your sake not.

[leonk]

I had a strange rattle sound coming from what I thought was the dash, or at the back of the engine. Replaced the Y pipe and Cats, and the rattle has gone. Maybe its one/both of these, though I hope for your sake not.

 

As above, heat shield shields on top of the cats could be a possibility.

[rothers2901]

Heat shields sounds the likely source

[:RedZed:]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have a look and report back.

[Daryl]

Well i ripped both heat shields off, and still had the rattle, was only replacing them that got rid of the noise.