Rattling sound driver side of the engine, please help!

[kikkegek]

hi guys,

I need some help.

I had a small allmost not audible rattle on the driver side of the engine. Went to a shop and it is so hard to hear, that they didnt make a point of it..."it's nothing, dont worry!"

It even went away and then came back and went away...

then when I flushed the cooling system recently...I heard it again and it seemed louder...

later...it went away again....and now it is back again..but again a little louder and now very easy to hear.

I am having a hard time to locate it precisely. At first I thought of the A/C pump...but since it is not ON, it cant be, I guess.

Now I am thinking of the power steering pump...

the noise is not metal like, but more plastic...like when you hit something plastic with something hard...and it is not constant with the rpm of the engine...it's more like....

tik....tik......................tiktiktik..........tik.......tik...........tik...tik...

okay, this might sound crazy....but its allmost as if I would have dropped a small coin in the power steering pump...although I have no idea how the inside of this pump looks like....

do you guys have any pointers or ideas of how to investigate this?

(sorry for my bad english, I am dutch)...

[motornut]

i've used a cut off broom stick ,carefully place in on stuff you wana check and the other end up to your ear....dosn't have to fit lol

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by motornut

i've used a cut off broom stick ,carefully place in on stuff you wana check and the other end up to your ear....dosn't have to fit lol

like before, the ratteling now has misteriously again gone away...just waiting for it now to come back...thanks for the reply hough Motornut

[ratsub]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

like before, the ratteling now has misteriously again gone away...just waiting for it now to come back...thanks for the reply hough Motornut

Hey Kikkegek,

I have the same kind of sound and it seems like it's the powersteering pump.
It's only there, when the hood is raised (and the motor is running)

Problem of Dutch Subs?

Gr. Mark

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by ratsub

Hey Kikkegek,

I have the same kind of sound and it seems like it's the powersteering pump.
It's only there, when the hood is raised (and the motor is running)

Problem of Dutch Subs?

Gr. Mark

I read your post on the dutch forum. dont know, havent figured out mine yet. did you?

[motornut]

do you have an air pump?
maybe, can you remove the pulley belt and then try it

[ratsub]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

I read your post on the dutch forum. dont know, havent figured out mine yet. did you?

Not yet, but I will soon.
I'll let you know.

Gr. Mark

[BigBlocksRule]

Sounds like an exhaust manifold leak, the "tick" sound made by this kind of leak sounds just like a metal on metal tick. Check your bolts.
Mechanical noise making stuff generally doesn't go away by itself...when it does, it generally comes back with a vengeance!