Bad converter?

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ericem
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Bad converter?

Post by ericem »

I was told it is probably my heatshield, but I find it unsual the way the acts. I find the only time it raddles is RIGHT at 3k rpm, never at idle. Same thing in netraul right around 3k rpm's. When driving, if I go lets say half throttle, car will rev up, slow down a bit at 3k then, the raddle goes away and the car seems to start moving pretty good. In debate if I should replace the converter. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Post by BSOD2600 »

You jacked the up the car and whacked along the exhaust to track down the location of the rattle?

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Post by ericem »

Nope it's raining lol.
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Post by xbn377 »

Yeah damn rain!
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Post by Legacy777 »

Yeah, get under there and start whacking on things, and it should become more apparent where the rattle is coming from.
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Post by jefferson »

If the rattle is affecting the way the car runs then I would say it has to be the converter. A heatshield would just rattle, but have no effect on the way the car runs.

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