Especially derf! LOL

your reputation precedes you, Rube

Ok so I put hoses clamps on the muffler shield and still have a rattle. So I took her to my mechanic and he said it does sound like a heat shield but could be the cat he'd have to lift it and look, but he said if its the shield I can just clamp it or take it off so I'm going to take it off.

And now my window is off the track and wont roll up or down :mad:(was frozen and my GF tried to put the window down :eek:). One thing after another with this car. I love her to death but damn the past 6+ years have been crazy with her lol. Got to love cars tho!:D

ok so after the clamps were put on it still did it. here is a clip of the noise





lmk what yall think my mechanic said he'd have to go for a ride with me to here it they can recreate it at the shop ( go figure it all ways happends that way lol) but it has gottin louder and i can start to here it on acceleration. if i sit and rev it to like 2k and hold it for a min it wont do it or if i rev the crap out of it. but only for a little bit it always comes back

Sounds like a fan belt slapping against something, but I'm not a mechanic. What the hell is that other sound, like a car door slamming?

haha ya that's a door shutting sound. I know its not a belt, it comes from what seems like right behind the engine bay almost right at the cat. But before I just go and rip the cat off and put a new one i need to make sure.

It sure sounds like some kind of metal vibration to me, but without being near the car, that's the best I can do.

Catalytic converter? Have you checked the shield around it? Tap that sucker with a rubber mallet and see what you hear.

I thought we ruled that out a while back but I went through the thread and we talked heat shield for MUFFLER.

Put it up on ramps and crawl under there with the car off. You'll find out in 5 seconds if the cat heat shield is only partially connected.

if you have to, have a buddy rev it for you while under there but BE SAFE ABOUT IT.

Had her up on ramps already and the shield's good.