A Couple of strange noises coming from my DC5

[yn08_teg]

Morning all,

I am just curious to get your thoughts one a couple of noises coming from my car. I have recently had the clutch replaced and have covered 200 miles since then.

1) there is a slight metallic whirring noise if I hold the revs around 3000rpm in 3rd and 4th gear. At lower revs there are no issues, so I'm thinking this may be either a heat shield or engine mount issue, as opposed to something with the engine?

2) I have noticed a creaking noise when I accelerate in 1st gear and sometimes when I'm driving as well. I presume this is going to be suspension related, but i was wondering if anyone had a more specific ideas? It does also creak under general driving conditions, but is not affected by the steering.

Any insights would be much appreciated

Kind Regards

 

[Johngreen537]

Rattle will be half shaft heatshield. Most just bin them, but you can replace washers etc.

Creaking is a pain to find. Soak the bushes on 1 corner in wd40. If it carries on try another corner, till it stops. Then when you know the general area, when the creaking returns after wd40 dries up, soak 1 Bush at a time to find it.

Or, just replace everything for polu bushes.

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[bmargey]

Also double check the bolts on the subframe aren't loose regarding the creak.

 

[yn08_teg]

Thanks for the responses.

Ref removing the heat shields... is it something commonly done and are there any adverse effects?

Good tip regarding the bushes... although I don't know if the roads where I live will make poly bushing suitable. Steering doesn't seem to affect it, it's when I move off from a standstill and just during general driving that annoying creaking starts.

The car is going for its annual service next month so I could always ask them to check it over

 

[Vteccin_teg]

I had a similar creaking when pulling off in 1st when i first got my teg after alot of investigating, i found that it was my tegiwa air intake.
Where the carbon box met the scuttle panel, they were touching.
Soloution: a velcro strip (soft side) along width of carbon box where the box meets the scuttle. Sorted the creak right out mate.