I've noticed what sounds like valvetrain rattling on cold mornings, or if I've not driven it for a couple days. This goes away within a few minutes.
What I just recently noticed, is what sounds like bottom end rattling/clattering, under acceleration/load. It's slight, and only under certain conditions, which I'm trying to figure out those conditions. I almost always drive with my windows down until winter, and can hear it bounce off a concrete curb or wall I drive past (I dont think it would be heard with windows being up). Since I primarily drive in the city, my RPMs are constantly changing, so it's been heard possibly in 2nd/3rd gear (7MT), maybe around 2k RPM. It's not constant, if I hold an RPM I never hear it, it's challenging to replicate and occurs after being warmed up.
Not concerned at the moment, but I do think it sounds like a detonation issue, and thought this was a good place to make note.
What I just recently noticed, is what sounds like bottom end rattling/clattering, under acceleration/load. It's slight, and only under certain conditions, which I'm trying to figure out those conditions. I almost always drive with my windows down until winter, and can hear it bounce off a concrete curb or wall I drive past (I dont think it would be heard with windows being up). Since I primarily drive in the city, my RPMs are constantly changing, so it's been heard possibly in 2nd/3rd gear (7MT), maybe around 2k RPM. It's not constant, if I hold an RPM I never hear it, it's challenging to replicate and occurs after being warmed up.
Not concerned at the moment, but I do think it sounds like a detonation issue, and thought this was a good place to make note.
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