hey all

everytime i want to modify my car somthing always goes wrong.

the problem i have now is when i start the car up i get a rattle in the engine bay. sound tinny, but when the revs drop its ok but when i take off i here it again. any ideas??

Can you account for all your spanners?

yep havent had a spanner near the engine for ages

Cable ties to modify?

ah could be. someone told me that it might be piston slapping??

or your cat could be stuffed, they rattle on startup and at low revs after they die...

really?? how long they supposed to last. i only got it 4 months ago

Might even be your turbo's heatsheild, thats what my rattling noise was on my baby, got worse when i thrashed her one nite thought i had fucked something big time. When i accel it rattles and when droping down revs but when they settle its all good.

My old car backfired a bit while heal-toeing into corners and this killed my cat after about 12 months. Then it rattled at start up and while at low revs. If your cat is 4 months old then its probebly not that.

check the exhaust system.. for rattles