Weird noise
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Weird noise
I started hearing a strange chirping/tapping sound that seems to be coming from the front of the torque tube. It almost sounds like something is loose. I mainly hear it at idle or sometimes when in motion. Has anyone experienced something like this? I’m hoping it’s just a hanger or mount and nothing too serious. Please let me know I even attached a video
2018 stingray 7spd manual
on e85
Headers and full exhaust
tsp EL-C7 Cam
2018 stingray 7spd manual
on e85
Headers and full exhaust
tsp EL-C7 Cam
Last edited by AlexJordanMah; Dec 5, 2024 at 11:26 AM.
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Do you have access to a lift. Sounds like it could be the X-pipe or other parts of the exhaust. Has it ever been worked on. Get under the car and start wiggling things.
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Forgot to
mention that I have kooks long tube headers and no cats, but I will take a look up there
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Could be the heat shield over the starter. The heat shield over the driver's side knock sensor. The rubber insulator at the rear of the x-pipe droops over time from age and heat such that the x-pipe may hit the tunnel plate.
Just going to have to get under it and look.
Just going to have to get under it and look.
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sounds like a plan. I’ll have it lifted this weekend when I change the oil and transmission fluid.
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Good luck finding the source of the noise. Let us know if you pin it down and what was causing the noise.
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this happened to me, drove me crazy and I swung by my shop, they saw it rubbing on tunnel shield adjusted it no charge which surprised me. Next time I went for an oil change t took them a bottle of whistle pig whiskey and a case of beer for it
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haha that’s frickin great! I’ll keep you guys posted thanks for the info