Weird Noise

[thewelsho]

Hi All. Driving the car tonight and I start to hear a clunking sound from the rear. I pulled over had a look around, nothing obvious. Its not a continouse sound and there is no pattern to it. The sound is a bit like hitting a big pot with a wooden stick, weird! I can go along the road for a few miles and hear nothing, then suddenly a few random clunks, then nothing for a bit, then a clunk here and there...

Anyway, anyone experienced this before? The car is running on Tein Superstreet Coilovers and has a Whiteline 24mm ARB. That's all the mods I have at the rear end.

Thanks

[dipsy]

Is there any play in the droplinks

[StewartyBoy]

Exhaust rubber?

[thewelsho]

Is there any play in the droplinks

Dunno

Exhaust rubber?

Dunno

Both aded to the list for the weekend's checks I hope that snow keeps off.

[dram300]

Dunno

Dunno

Both aded to the list for the weekend's checks I hope that snow keeps off.

Something loose in the wheel well e.g. security wheel nut thing? Loose Jack?

[braveheart]

Try your driveshaft gators incase one may have leaked grease has escaped out.. hense the knocking hope you find the problem not the time to be going under the car in this weather ..

[sti_steve]

Something loose in the wheel well e.g. security wheel nut thing? Loose Jack?

That would be my bet. By the way you describe the noise it could be something hitting the wheel well as its hollow so the noise would be similar to the wooden spoon and pan

[StrikE]

Let the wife out of the boot

[dan_jess]

I'll go with loose jack aswell

[colin_ross]

Any work done to it recently?

[lupuss]

What about frozen snow around the boot seal/ledge working free....?...

Seriously I had a similar sound on mine and turned out to be lumps of frozen snow wratling around the boot ledge.... Honest!....

[sti_steve]

What about frozen snow around the boot seal/ledge working free....?...

Seriously I had a similar sound on mine and turned out to be lumps of frozen snow wratling around the boot ledge.... Honest!....

I had that too but sounded more like the parcel shelf was loose but it was ice on the boot.

[spot2]

Anyway, anyone experienced this before? The car is running on Tein Superstreet Coilovers and has a Whiteline 24mm ARB. That's all the mods I have at the rear end.

Thanks

Sorry for the hi-jack, but I am running exactly the same set-up (but with Whiteline droplinks too) and unfortunately I am having the same prob.

The cars in with Duncan ( @Hypertech) on Monday for a service. I'll ask him to have a look and report back ASAP

Cheers

Graham

Edited January 15, 2010 by spot2

[dipsy]

I get the clunk on the sti when changing gear from left hand side rear you don't get the noise all the time .Had it in a garage getting a oil change's ie engine and gear oil i would do this myself if i had use of a ramp and the mechanic was checking it over and there was play in the white line spherical bearing drop link .So need to take said droplink of and check it over and see if i can sort it

Edited January 15, 2010 by Dipsy

[Jon B]

imho it could be a problem with shock mounts??? seeing as SPOT2 is having same issue.....?

then again could be exhaust being close enough under certain circustances where it is in contact with the body...???

i had to fit kartboy longer mounts to mine cos the exhaust using standard mounts was hitting rear arm mounts due to increased bore of my centre section/rear box pipework....

as dipsy was saying....???

mine hits the rear inner mounts of rear lower arms using original exhaust mounts....radius of bend combined with increased bore of pipework was causing knocking...thats on a my98 classic though.....

[mystery machine]

Let the wife out of the boot

Oh, ma ribs

And if that wasn't bad enough...

The sound is a bit like hitting a big pot with a wooden stick

...he's got her mashing up a cauldron of soup in there

Just kiddin', John - sounds suspension-related to me, but let us know how you get on

[05WRX]

I get exactly the same problem as you. Have had it looked at by my local Subaru dealer and they can't find anything wrong or loose on the underside of the car. I'm trying to forget about it.

[jamesm]

I have always had something similar with my Bugeye. Never got to the bottom of it. Recently changed the rear shockers as they were shot, and it still does it. I have always put it down to the jack. Must take it out sometimes and see if it cures it.

[kennyuk300]

maybe an empty Irn Bru can in the boot ???

Come on somebobdy had to

Kenny

[RA Dunk]

Hi All. Driving the car tonight and I start to hear a clunking sound from the rear. I pulled over had a look around, nothing obvious. Its not a continouse sound and there is no pattern to it. The sound is a bit like hitting a big pot with a wooden stick, weird! I can go along the road for a few miles and hear nothing, then suddenly a few random clunks, then nothing for a bit, then a clunk here and there...

That is the sound of youre car begging you to take it back to kKnockhill John

[gordi82]

maybe an empty Irn Bru can in the boot ???

Come on somebobdy had to

Kenny

My manager had his car up on the ramps and out on several road tests before he found his bottle of screen wash rolling around the boot

[StrikE]

Is the noise still there after the thaw? i had the same thing with the tyre jack too, very annoying & i bugga to spot.

Let us know how you get on

[st3ph3n]

I had something similar and it was the boot. Moving the lock mechanism a few mil made the seal tighter and there was no rattles

[fai17]

Your back end is loose

[thewelsho]

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions, however, the noise (well that one) has stopped! There are other knocking sounds that I think might be suspension related, but the the noise reported on the OP didn't sound suspension related. I never got under the car either, too cold and I wouldn't know what I was looking for.

Hopefully, the noise will stay away