#Tims auto repair manual

When sitting in park idling there is no issue, once in gear and I start driving Purchased a 2014 jeep wrangler unlimited with 20,853 miles beginning 10/2015. Look at the heat shield attached to the catalytic converter and the muffler.A loose heat shield or a faulty catalytic converter can result in a louder running noise for your engine. The heat shield on the catalytic converter had welds that had come loose and were causing a rattling noise due to the heat shield not being properly secured. Finially got rid of the heat shield rattle on my 04 Escalade that so many have endured.

Rust and corrosion also cause the deterioration of the exhaust system itself, which can cause rattles. Exhaust manifold, catalytic converter shields and any other you can find under hood or under body. While driving at an unknown speed, he detected smoke coming from the exhaust pipe.

The shield is a flimsy sheet of metal located above the muffler.

Does this apply to 05's also? TBeck2000 asked if it applied to 05's in the thread and no one got back to him on it.

#Tims auto repair manual

I've been using 87 octane per the manual and I live at a higher elevation as well.

For me it was a broken spot weld on the crossover pipe heat shield, as well as a rear clamp which appeared tight however it wasnРІР‚в„ўt and it allowed the exhaust pipe to vibrate.

There's a knob on the center console that has been shown to get rid of the various rattling noises when turned to the right, but many use it as a last resort. At about 30-35 mph I get a loud noise from the front undercarrage. The welds on the heat shield tend to let go. sounds like a muffler shaking however if i hold the muffler (while cold) it still makes it it is not the heat shield eather tin shaking against something. The cost of heat shield repair does not have to be high. I jiggled it a little and the rattle went away. Jeep wrangler heat shield rattle Another, more audible, symptom of a bad or failing heat shield is rattling noises from the engine bay.