Engine Rattle worries

[Zippokovich]

Hay,

Ever since i started driving my pug (ehhh.... yesterday!) is have noticed a rattle coming from the engine in a certain band of revs quite low down. I don't think the prob is pinking (could be though) and my dad seems to think its a loose cover or something under the bonnet.

I have a recording taken from under the bonnet while the car is accelerating quickly up to 60 (it dose no happen if you just rev while stopped): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5_V_8r62XY

Any advice or idea what the prob is?

P.S. i have a 1.8 petrol, i remember hearing it was a 16v, but i'm not sure.

[darrenwall]

sounds to me like an exhaust heat shield loose

[Zippokovich]

sounds to me like an exhaust heat shield loose

If it is that, how would i go about checking/fixing it? Chiefly where is the shield likely to be loose and where dose it run from and to?

I've no experience of heat shields under the bonnet if that's where its loose, i have had some experience with then underneath and in the middle though.

[darrenwall]

i have had some experience with then underneath and in the middle though.

i think they are the only ones on there , there shouldnt be any under the bonnet

[Zippokovich]

i have had some experience with then underneath and in the middle though.

i think they are the only ones on there , there shouldnt be any under the bonnet

The rattle seemed to be bonnet-based but that was just a whim, so it may well be coming from underneath. I will check tomorrow.

If anyone else has any ideas i will check them too.

[plee1974]

lol must be a common problem i have the same problem albeit i have a d8 1.8 16v 406 however i have been under mine and checked the heat shield which i cannot find any fault with and on closer inspection it sounds more like theres a rattle in the cat -- doesn`t the cat eventually start breaking up when its dead or dying??

also i saw another post on here suggesting that it may be the crank pulley.....

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4785&p=46503&hilit=rattle#p46503

hope you find the solution and let me know