[Tim]

Anyone have a rattling sound when the engine is cold from below the vehicle passenger front door immediately behind the engine compartment (not in the engine compartment)...it sounds to me like a cat shield has worked loose or bad bearing. When I opened the engine compartment the sound was clearly not from the front where the idler pulley, AC, Alternator or pumps are located. I could hear the valve train and injector solenoids (perfectly normal sounds).

I haven't had a chance to get below and check it out when its cold. Otherwise, it's running fine, just the sound.I wonder if this has to do with the exhaust leak issue?

Tim

 

[Tim]

fyi...I looked below and its a cracked support bracket that holds one of the Cats which is hard mounted to the transmission.

Metallurgically speaking, it appears to be a strain harden crack. They should have allowed less rigid support in this case.

 

[firemist32]

Thanks for the photo and the update should someone else have this issue