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    my car just started having a weird metallic vibration noise between 1500-2000 rpms. It makes the noise in all the gears. It only makes the noise under load, in neutral its fine. I'm thinking its an exhaust shield under the car, what else could make that noise?


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    mine does the same. i cant figure it out.. i was thinkin the sway bars.

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      #3
      Originally posted by jaye30 View Post
      mine does the same. i cant figure it out.. i was thinkin the sway bars.
      hmmm, for me its does it whether I'm going straight or turning, its not speed related. Its weird because its almost always at 2000rpms, it kind of makes a buzzing thin metal kinda sound.


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        #4
        Heat shield would by guess. Not the big one that go along the tunnel, but the ones welded to the down pipes. It you wack at them with a knuckle, you should find the offending part.

        I took a hammer to mine to dis-form a bit - it got rig of what ever was vibrating.
        Originally posted by Matt-B
        hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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          #5
          Mine also started doing this exactly. Just recently. It might be that the cat is dying.
          Advanded Delphin Division
          My e30s: 1987 325i/1994 318iT

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            #6
            Your center support bearing might be bad. How bad is the vibration?

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              #7
              Originally posted by NitroRustlerDriver View Post
              Your center support bearing might be bad. How bad is the vibration?
              no vibrations, also my cat is only about 1 year old.


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                #8
                Originally posted by kamotors View Post
                I'm thinking its an exhaust shield under the car
                on car talk they always say the noise is caused by this.
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by daniel View Post
                  on car talk they always say the noise is caused by this.
                  guess I'll start looking around under the car, too bad my jack doesn't work with the car lowered:(I'll just drive onto some bricks and start looking.


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                    #10
                    Originally posted by kamotors View Post
                    guess I'll start looking around under the car, too bad my jack doesn't work with the car lowered:(I'll just drive onto some bricks and start looking.
                    Brick it then jack it up.
                    Advanded Delphin Division
                    My e30s: 1987 325i/1994 318iT

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                      #11
                      well I just looked around an banged around on stuff under the car and theirs nothing under their thats loose, all the exhaust is tight, catalytic converter heat shield is fine.


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                        #12
                        Is it a cheap cat or an OEM one because I had a cheap cat in my car and it made the same sound as a heat shield or loose exhaust. It was coming apart from the inside

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                          #13
                          Cats self destruct sometimes. Pulled one once and chunks of the filter material came out.
                          Jah bless! :pimp:

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                            #14
                            its a catco high flow cat, last time I had the exhaust apart everything in their seemed solid.
                            Cats self destruct sometimes. Pulled one once and chunks of the filter material came out.
                            hopefully not, I got to get my car smogged tomorrow:( but its a possibility.


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                              #15
                              FIXED, it was the first exhaust hanger, the nut came off so the exhaust could rattle around up front.


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