Annoying rattling noise

B1N9S · Post by **B1N9S** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:50 pm

I have a 1.2 TSI. It has been lowered with H&R 25/40 springs, after a week or two the front O/S shock gave up the ghost. Now I have a strange rattling noise coming through the bulkhead, more noticeable at low speeds, when coming to a standstill. Anyone experienced the same or similar ?

gavs · Post by **gavs** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:53 am

This is most likely the issue with the a/c and/or fuel lines vibrating against the chassis. There is a fix here in oz that dealers do for it, make an enquiry at your dealership, they should know about it:)

B1N9S · Post by **B1N9S** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:13 pm

Cheers GAVS, I will ask.

BlackSEL · Post by **BlackSEL** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:17 pm

It could possibly be the top mounts of the dampers that just need tightening after being changed.

B1N9S · Post by **B1N9S** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:39 pm

GAVS,
Do you know what fix the dealers over there do, to combat this problem. I think you could be right as the noise seems to come from the bottom of the engine bay. If it is something simple, I will probably just DIY it, rather than mess about with the dealers.
Thanks

gavs · Post by **gavs** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:39 am

The first way was very ghetto in that the dealer would just slightly bend the lines out of the way a bit more but I believe the proper fix now is that they install a suplementary bracket for the lines that holds them off the chassis in the arear that they generally rattle. Basically, the dealer puts the car on the hoist, unwraps the braket, screws it in place into the chassis, mounts the lines, tightens bracket and it's done...

Paul87 · Post by **Paul87** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:29 pm

My car had a ratling issue, (its a 1.4 SE) espcially after a long drive where the engine was warm. Whn i took it in to the garage on a seperate issue they also did a recall under the code 97u9 and now the car doesnt make the rallting sound anymore, what ever they did fixed it

Edi30 · Post by **Edi30** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:59 pm

Paul87 wrote:My car had a ratling issue, (its a 1.4 SE) espcially after a long drive where the engine was warm. Whn i took it in to the garage on a seperate issue they also did a recall under the code 97u9 and now the car doesnt make the rallting sound anymore, what ever they did fixed it

No rattles on my GTI or am I just lucky?

gavs · Post by **gavs** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:30 am

I believe due to the different engine there are no afflictions on the GTI........yet..... If you do get the rattle, it's generally there from brand new anyway so if you haven't noticed it yet, you probably won't get it:)

Edi30 · Post by **Edi30** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:06 am

gavs wrote:I believe due to the different engine there are no afflictions on the GTI........yet..... If you do get the rattle, it's generally there from brand new anyway so if you haven't noticed it yet, you probably won't get it:)

Thanks for the clarification.

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