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Car Forum / Kia Cars / May 2004any ideas
I own a Kia Sportage 1999, it's not a 4x4. Just before I go to shift (4-speed) to a higher gear I hear a noise. It sound like metal vibrating on metal? I'm going to get it checked soon but my commitments lately won't allow it soon enough. I just don't want to ruin something. It is very loud Thanks for any info  SignatureMelody Lavers "You know the world's gone mad when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the USA of arrogance and the Germans don't want to go to war." Chris Rock I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. - Roseanne Barr- MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A MOOD RING THE OTHER DAY. WHEN I'M IN A GOOD MOOD IT TURNS GREEN. WHEN I'M IN A BAD MOOD, IT LEAVES A RED MARK ON HIS FOREHEAD. The heat shield on the muffler is tack welded on in four places. The shield has a propensity for rusting and cracking and otherwise generally becoming loose, creating a rattle noise at certain rpm's when resonance occurs. This is often reproducible just by gently revving the engine when sitting still or by whacking on the muffler with a rubber mallet. Sorry, left this out of the previous message. If it is the muffler heat shield, don't worry about it unless the heat shield actually comes off. Or, strap it on with a huge hose clamp. While the shield is there, the noise is nothing more than an annoyance. Once the shield is gone, you must replace the muffler. The added heat will melt the fuel door release cable plastic which will lead to rusting and binding of the cable. > Sorry, left this out of the previous message. If it is the muffler heat > shield, don't worry about it unless the heat shield actually comes off. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > will melt the fuel door release cable plastic which will lead to rusting > and binding of the cable. Thank you so much! I will take the info to my mechanic. Liuly Mae |
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