firstaccord

94 accord vtech 150k std, sounds like a metal cover rattling against something only under 2000 rpm.

any ideas

tkamiya

almost 12 year old car rattling is nothing unusual.... but where is it coming from? Inside, outside, etc? Exhaust rattle? Just guessing....

firstaccord

It appears to be coming form the left front area.
exhaust rattling sounds very close.

the trans might be slipping a little but would it be the same problem?
when i feel it slipping i'll just accelerate and i won't feel it.

tkamiya

I don't think transmission slipping will make rattling noise.... With that many miles and age, everything is an suspect for rattling. I guess the only thing you can really do is to put the car on the lift and look for obvious, such as rusted exhaust hanger, missing rubber thingy that hangs from the hanger and holds the exhaust pipes, etc, etc, etc....

Sorry, can't do much more than just guess....

firstaccord

I lifted the front wheels and accelerated it up 4th gear and it didn't rattle at all.

I'm gonna visually inspect under the front end and check the exhaust all the way to the back.

Thanks

exbrick

That sounds like a loose exhaust heat shield. I know ALL about that from my old Volvo. The noise on mine was incredibly loud sometimes and faded in and out, but sounded just like what it is: a lightweight metal part vibrating against another metal part. The only option that I had was to cut it off since the metal is way too weak to have spot welded.

I would look there.

94ccordEx

i had the similar problem. check your DOWN pipe. its connected to your headers. you might of hit the floor and pushed ur down pipe. its probably ratteling with ur oil pan too.

97civicEXVTEC

my exhaust did that at a certain rpm exactly. check to see if its touching anything.. and its vtec

94ccordEx

do u get vibrating when u go uphill too, like alot easier. if so its the problem i mentioned above. trust me.

MrMJPEG

My '94 LX Wagon suffers from a loose catalytic converter cover and does exactly what you describe.

I wrapped an old coat hanger around it. That keeps it quiet for about a year. Then I go under the car and fix it again.