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Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:29 pm
by GunnerMTB
Can someone help me diagnose this odd rattle please?
The rally van has started with a strange little rattle that only happens when cruising on a motorway at a constant speed around 60-70 . The rattle comes in for about 10 seconds and then disappears again, it sounds like it's coming from the passenger side behind the dash.
When the rattle starts it doesn't change with revs.
I've done about 300 miles today and it's done it around 5 times that I've noticed.
There are no other rattles or problems, the van drives lovely, no clutch problems or rattles at idle etc.
Bit confused as to what it could be?
Cheers
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Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:58 pm
by Caddyluv
Do you have a glove box?
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Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:24 pm
by GunnerMTB
Caddyluv wrote:Do you have a glove box?
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No buddy just the open shelf thingy
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Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:32 pm
by GunnerMTB
It sounds like a heat shield rattle but it seems to last for a consistent 10 seconds (ish) so I'm not sure.
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Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:59 pm
by PaulC61
Do you have climate control?. Could be something like a damper motor making the noise when controlling the temp.
Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:56 pm
by GunnerMTB
Yeah I do have single zone climate actually, you might be onto something there. It seems to have no effect on the van and doesn't respond to throttle input or pressing the clutch in etc.
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Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 6:49 am
by Sportvan
My recirculating flap motor makes a rattling noise when in auto, hacks me off. And VW aren’t interested in fixing it as it’s not broken.
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Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:10 am
by PaulC61
Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:12 pm
by GunnerMTB
Any chance of posting that link again please? It doesn't seem to work. What's the recirculating flap when it's at home?
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Re: Help with an odd rattle.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:54 pm
by PaulC61
https://volkswagen.7zap.com/en/rdw/caddy/ca/2015-690/
https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/etka/volkswagen/
One of these 2 links should work, just navigate to the appropriate model then what part you need to look at. If not I will post a screen shot later.