Re: The 200q metal blender -- distributor, perh.?

[rao <rao@pixar.com>]

Y'know, this could be the distributor rattle so popular among the 20V-NA
crowd.  I have a rattle in my car that might qualify, but mine is (a) not
particularly alarming yet, and (b) is audible when you rev to about 3K rpm and
let go (at rest).  Anyway, the distributor rattle is supposedly benign but
curable by the insertion of a shim.

I wouldn't be surprised if your rattle  is just a more obvious manifestation
of mine.  (Just fly down to SF, and you can verify it :-)

-Arun

Brett Dikeman wrote:

> >Stick shift?
> 200q20v, so yep.
>
> >If so, you have essentially the same transmission that I have.  Mine
> >rattled like the very devil, and I met a lot of other MBs that rattled,
> Let's see...the 017 if I recall from the Bently?  Or is it 016...I think
> one is the FWD the other AWD...
>
> >too.  I always put it down to something inherent in the design.  Then
> >it 'went away' after I had the clutch done, and after 40000 more miles,
> >I think it's coming back very slowly.
> Well, it's interesting that you mention it.  I've got clutch noise(never
> noticed it when I bought the car, I'm kicking myself now.)  The clutch
> groans/moans during shifting; I think it's also in need of replacement
> wear-wise; it's kinda rough.  I don't know if this is related to having a
> Q, but sometimes, there's a "thunk" as if there's play in a linkage in the
> drivetrain; only happens when I shift.
>
> I'd love to have Dave look at it, but I suspect it's a lot of work just to
> get it apart to look at the clutch.  Any estimates on how long(ie, $) this
> would take?  Any time/parts estimates for actually replacing the clutch?
> Keep in mind there's the lovely 20v exhaust in the way
>
> I don't think I'll be able to get an appointment before next week,
> unfortunately...
>
> BTW, thank you very much to all who replied.  I'm not entirely convinced
> it's the hangars for the cats(as many suggested) or a loose weld as Ned
> suggested; the noise has a definate "scrape" component to it, not just a
> rattle.  I think that Phil might be on to something here...
>
> _althought_, the problem is semi-idle related.  When the idle dips(another
> problem entirely, I believe) the noise is _much_ worse.  However, the
> engine naturally shakes more at a lower RPM...
>
> and I don't think it's belts, because Dave just tensioned all the belts
> about 2 months ago(they were all loose, which I suspected since I was
> having wet-alternator-belt-slippage problems.)
>
> Brett
> 91 200q20v (chunkclunkspbbhthrattlerattle)
>
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