mrtask
Well-Known Member
Good to hear that you've now driven a bit quicker and that your car seems to be getting quieter!
Mike has already helpfully mentioned lots of things that can make unnerving noises in the engine bay, to which I can only add that if all the exhaust manifold bolts themselves aren't completely tight, the exhaust manifold can clatter against the head which makes an awful racket! Sounded like rod knock once when I was on the motorway, had me fearing the worst, turned out to be a simple issue of a couple of the rearmost exhaust manifold bolts not sufficiently tightened! I also found that my air cleaner canister needed new rubbers on those two locating bolts sticking up from the back of the intake manifold. The old ones had perished and so the whole air cleaner can was making unwanted noises as it vibrated/wobbled.
The air filter 'snorkel' looks a bit naked without the mesh shield and wide rubber gasket on the top. I replaced my rusty mesh with stainless, re-purposed from a new kitchen sieve, trimmed and shaped to fit and tucked painstakingly into the original metal rim/lip. It added a bit of sparkle, and being right on top of the engine it made for a shiny 'finishing touch'. The flexible warm air hose has an inner and outer part. Yours looks to be a bit on the short side. The outer should stretch over that upright metal pipe stub with the 90 degree bend, insulating and concealing it.
That TC looks gorgeous. Is the paint metallic?
Mike has already helpfully mentioned lots of things that can make unnerving noises in the engine bay, to which I can only add that if all the exhaust manifold bolts themselves aren't completely tight, the exhaust manifold can clatter against the head which makes an awful racket! Sounded like rod knock once when I was on the motorway, had me fearing the worst, turned out to be a simple issue of a couple of the rearmost exhaust manifold bolts not sufficiently tightened! I also found that my air cleaner canister needed new rubbers on those two locating bolts sticking up from the back of the intake manifold. The old ones had perished and so the whole air cleaner can was making unwanted noises as it vibrated/wobbled.
The air filter 'snorkel' looks a bit naked without the mesh shield and wide rubber gasket on the top. I replaced my rusty mesh with stainless, re-purposed from a new kitchen sieve, trimmed and shaped to fit and tucked painstakingly into the original metal rim/lip. It added a bit of sparkle, and being right on top of the engine it made for a shiny 'finishing touch'. The flexible warm air hose has an inner and outer part. Yours looks to be a bit on the short side. The outer should stretch over that upright metal pipe stub with the 90 degree bend, insulating and concealing it.
That TC looks gorgeous. Is the paint metallic?
