Rover 214 rattle

There's no rattle when idling, just when you pull away? Does it make any difference how hard you pull away?

The clutch could easily make a noise without there being any slipping. The two things are not necessarily related.

Are you able to pin point which bit of the car the noise is coming from? It might be a rattly pedal for all you know.

Rob Graham

Catalyst heat shield?

pinking?

Hmmm perhaps. The car has had a replacement cat so I believe. I'll check.

The rattle is more noticeable if you accelerate harder. If I accelerate very gently the rattle is less or not there..

No not pinking. I don't think the noise is coming from the engine.

This symptom may indicate big end failure but it rather depends on the definition of 'rattle'. Big ends tend to make a relatively deep noise, whereas a loose coil spring that rattles in sympathy with the engine is rather higher. OTOH the big end noise is unlikely to disappear at higher revs.

Try to pinpoint the noise with a stethoscope (a bit of rubber tubing held in your ear and the other end moved about likely noise spots).

Rob

No not big end. A bit difficult because it only does it when the car is moving. Maybe if I tie myself to bonnet while my assistant drives along. hmmm. :-)

Strange thing. The car had been left standing before I started using it. Noise now gone? Maybe lack of oil somewhere and got worked round or something. But drives fine now. Very strange. I think I'll check oil levels in the gearbox this weekend.

Rob graham wrote:

accelerate

noise,

Well, good luck with it.

Rob