V40 - Annoying Rattle.

Oct 20, 2003 5 Replies
R

Hi,


This is on a 1999 V40.


Since the weather turned cold I have been getting an annoying rattle from the area of the passenger air vent - the one near the door not the one in the middle. If the car is warm (i.e. been parked in the sun for a couple of hours) there is no rattle. Next morning, after a cold night, its back. Having the heater on does not seem to help - I guess it may help after a long run but so far a run of 30 minutes or so with the heater on does not stop it.


Just wondering if this is a known V40 problem or if not has anyone advice on how easy it is to take that part of the dash to bits to trace the problem?


Cheers.



Roger.



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D

It's probably a twig that's got inside the vent. The Haynes manual will tell you how to remove the dash.

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That reminds me - I bought a 1994 Mondeo a month ago, and evidently it had the same rattle. Since it turned cold, however, the rattle has disappeared. Let us face it - cars are not what they used to be. I miss my Scorpio...

Dag Stenberg

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M

1994? That is what cars used to be! It's 2003 now ;-)
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R

John, Thanks I will check that but today I had a passenger who could start and stop the noise by pushing on the dash right next to where the windscreen pillar comes down. I reckon that the noise is in fact a 'creak' rather than a rattle - though it sounds like a rattle. I have sprayed a little bit of silicone lubricant in the gap - I will see what happens tomorrow!!! Cheers. Roger.

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