Rattling noise

Asked by Alwayson May 02, 2016 at 06:36 PM about the 1997 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Making rattling noise while idling

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Could be the exhaust system a pipe, mounting hanger, heat shield, to a rotational idler puller under the hood try and isolate it.Does it increase with engine speed? or with your foot on brake shift into gear any change?

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Engine making rattling noise while idling may not be good. Need more information.

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with the car off and and the exhaust cold go under the car and tap on the exhaust with a rubber hammer or a dead blow hammer if available and see if one of the heat shields are loose. sometimes you can just bend them a little so they don't rattle

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