Rattle on my E36 328 sport

[dodgym3]

help i have a rattle on my 1997 e36 328i sport. at 1st i thought is was a heat shield around the exhaust but that seems fine. it sounds like a grating almost but is only at certain points and is rteally annoying it sounds like its coming from around the prop shaft about half a foot back from the great stick under neath

please help any suggestions or common faults would be gratefully recvd

thanks

tim

[< FORZA WEST]

Check the gearbox to exhaust support bracket...They tend to corrode around the exhaust and wear out and eventually break......This causes buzzing, chattering and so on

[dodgym3]

will do thanks

[Opel-GT]

I had the catalytic converter breakdown on my E36. The ceramic plates in the cat failed and were in pieces in the exhaust and rattled at certain revs..

It rattled for a few months until the pieces finally block the pipe and engine power was lost.

[dodgym3]

hmmm that makes more sense i have noticed that when i floor the car it seems to die at 6,000 rpm a little is that what you noticed ? that would make sense if the fumes are been blocked

thanks

tim

[sniff diesel]

If you need any parts I know of a very cheap BMW breakers in Blackburn, PM me if you want his details.

Just got myself a set of 328i sport BBS staggered alloys, 3 with decent tyres, all for center caps, in great nick for £50 from him.

[dodgym3]

hi

mate yes please forward his details

thanks

[sniff diesel]

PM sent, here's an advert:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1101874.htm

[Opel-GT]

dodgym3 said:

hmmm that makes more sense i have noticed that when i floor the car it seems to die at 6,000 rpm a little is that what you noticed ? that would make sense if the fumes are been blocked

thanks

tim

Yes this sounds the same I could accelerate up to a point then there was just nothing, it was like bouncing off the rev limiter. The cat was replaced and I got my power back the old cat when shaken sounded like a tin full of broken bottles.

[dodgym3]

thanks mate

i will take the exhaust off and see what happens

thanks

tim