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odd noise(s) and loss of power.
After coming back from Bristol two Sundays ago at 2 A.M.,on M4 at
Reading I ran over what I presume was a big lump of lorry tyre. There were
no noises on resuming driving. I had a look around outside but could see no damage.
A few days after a tinging sound was heard from underneath the surf.
You can only hear it with window down.
It sounds like the blades of a fan pinging off rad (This is just an example).
Or a nut loose rattling around inside something like a fan.
The last few days the sound has gotten worse.
When the engine is running with no gear engaged it is fine.
When I put it in gear and move off the pinging / dinging / tinging starts.
It then disappears but driving down the road the sound comes and goes.
There is no difference if I am going left or right. There is no strict pattern. After going back and forth to my daughters schoola couple of times a round trip of 6 miles.
I have now noticed when pressing the accelarator the engine revs but the car is increasingly seeming to be losing power. A gradual increase in vibration
is felt throught the floor and the steering wheel and thru the front wheels.
When I lift my foot off the accelerator the vibrations subside. Not sure if they completely disappear.
I can get it up to about 28-30 M.P.H. it don't like it tho'. I am now afraid
to give it welly in case something BAD goes wrong. I dont think there is a connection between these odd things happening and whacking the tyre.
But?
I have looked under the car, albeit in the dark with a floodlight, (nearly burnt my nose off, nose meets 500Watts not a good idea.) I digress!.
I couldn't find anything loose. I turned the forward part of the drive shaft?
clockwise and anti clock wise as hard as I can and the sound coming from where the two shafts join(?) sounded reasonably similar.
Where they join is a thing that looks like a junction box with some electric sockets / plugs, and wires coming out of. That is where I think the sound is coming from....
I am unable to explain why it shudders / judders from the front this being a
rear wheel drive machine. It is increasingly becoming a judder / shudder
Can any one give me some clues please. Unfortunately my mechanic is about 11 miles away up and down hill. Would it be okay to drive it to him. Or should I definitely get it towed there.?
Appreciate any help people!
Reading I ran over what I presume was a big lump of lorry tyre. There were
no noises on resuming driving. I had a look around outside but could see no damage.
A few days after a tinging sound was heard from underneath the surf.
You can only hear it with window down.
It sounds like the blades of a fan pinging off rad (This is just an example).
Or a nut loose rattling around inside something like a fan.
The last few days the sound has gotten worse.
When the engine is running with no gear engaged it is fine.
When I put it in gear and move off the pinging / dinging / tinging starts.
It then disappears but driving down the road the sound comes and goes.
There is no difference if I am going left or right. There is no strict pattern. After going back and forth to my daughters schoola couple of times a round trip of 6 miles.
I have now noticed when pressing the accelarator the engine revs but the car is increasingly seeming to be losing power. A gradual increase in vibration
is felt throught the floor and the steering wheel and thru the front wheels.
When I lift my foot off the accelerator the vibrations subside. Not sure if they completely disappear.
I can get it up to about 28-30 M.P.H. it don't like it tho'. I am now afraid
to give it welly in case something BAD goes wrong. I dont think there is a connection between these odd things happening and whacking the tyre.
But?
I have looked under the car, albeit in the dark with a floodlight, (nearly burnt my nose off, nose meets 500Watts not a good idea.) I digress!.
I couldn't find anything loose. I turned the forward part of the drive shaft?
clockwise and anti clock wise as hard as I can and the sound coming from where the two shafts join(?) sounded reasonably similar.
Where they join is a thing that looks like a junction box with some electric sockets / plugs, and wires coming out of. That is where I think the sound is coming from....
I am unable to explain why it shudders / judders from the front this being a
rear wheel drive machine. It is increasingly becoming a judder / shudder
Can any one give me some clues please. Unfortunately my mechanic is about 11 miles away up and down hill. Would it be okay to drive it to him. Or should I definitely get it towed there.?
Appreciate any help people!
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