This noise is usually heard when you drive your car change gear and accelerate.
Rev engine sounds like sheet metal tearing.
If it s the exhaust you can usually tell by having someone else in the drivers seat to rev the engine a bit while you listen with head down near the pavement at the side of the car not the front or back of course.
If necessary i can make a video of the sound tomorrow.
The sound seems as if something inside the engine is knocking hard against the engine.
You may notice a general lack of power.
When you step on the gas the engine bogs down or takes a second to respond.
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Here are the 5 most common engine noises coming from the engines and their possible causes.
Sounds like it s coming from under the passenger side of the dashboard.
Theres another sound that sounds like a peice of sheet metal fender what have you rattling around when i rev the engine up.
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When i rev the engine there is a lag of one or.
The knocking is caused by the combustion explosion.
Could be glazed and slipping.
This thing sounds like it is beating itself apart.
Engine hesitates and a popping sound comes from the engine.
Infact if you put your ear on the front fender.
Youd swear there was a lose bolt or nut.
It should be smooth and bearable like a cat purring.
Also with the engine off try tapping the exhaust components with a hammer or screw driver to hear if anything sounds loose.
And the volume change isn t synchronized with the engine speed.
It is normal in diesel engines although they are being made to run more and more quietly.
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This thing hits all the right notes for an engine startup there s so much of that burbling anticipation then it starts to sound like the engine is about to go demonic and tear itself to shreds.
The normal diesel engine knocking is like a drummer hitting solid blocks of metal in regular timing.
I ve heard it a couple times before but now it does it every time i start the engine and about half of the time that i accelerate from a stop.
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Finally make sure you have all of the sheet metal screws tight.
There is a rattle sound like loose sheet metal riding over top of normal engine blat and generator whine and i haven t found any loose parts yet.