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car is a 2001 nissan sentra SE sr20DE M/T , not sure what’s going on in my car but a little story i was driving and encountered an extremely crappy bumpy road , i was driving on it for a mile , when the road got better .I started hearing a jingling noise , I thought it was my ball joints and / or stabilizer end links but i found out today that with the car parked , e – brake on and the engine on i can reproduce the sound. if i hold the RPM at 2k and a half, sometimes 2k rpm there’s this sound like keys jiggling around or pocket full of change moving around .
video , can hear it more around the 50 + sec. mark.
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[quote=”college man” post=118236]Does the sound go away with the e brake off?[/quote]
no , it still jingles , even when the car is in motion the sound still comes in usually around the 2k rpm – 3k rpm , small bumps and speed bumps make the sound also . also still the sound is produced on smooth roads.
[quote=”barneyb” post=118248]I hear something at the 22 second mark. Is that what you are talking about?[/quote]
yeah , can hear it again around the 50+ second mark .
also , to those of you that know, my normal ball joint didn’t have a grease fitting on it , i bought new ball joints with grease fittings. i can still use it right? when i’m going to put in the ball joint, the grease fitting with be pretty much facing the ground / road , instead of up to the sky.
Yes you can use greaseable ball joints but remember you will have to grease them.
Additionally, and I am not saying this is the problem BUT Nissan SR motors are famous for plastic timing chain tensioners and guides wearing out, that will sometimes cause a rattle.
Set the Ebrake open the hood have a friend rev the car up to around 2k listen on the passenger side upper portion of the motor if it sounds like that noise is there it is upper chain tensioners and guides.
Check the collar on the flex pipe under the engine. I would wager it’s broken loose and causing the noise. It’s a common issue with that vehicle. I just cut them off to get rid of the noise. Outside of that, look for other loose heat shields on the exhaust. That’s where I’d start my search anyway.
More info here.
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/diagnosing-noises-in-your-car
Good luck and keep us posted.
could be even just a loose mount. my crown vic has a rattling noise and it is only a piece of metal that holds the bumper rattles while driving or just when the engine runs period.
hey people just an update the sound is still there i changed the driver side ball joint , and still i hear this weird squeak . happens mostly now when the car drives over bumps , just like a big rig when it goes over bumps it goes squeak squeak . i didn’t really check for any loose metal while i was down there but everything look tightened down, but what definitely needs replacing is the passenger side ball joint , stabilizer bar endlinks on both sides… Not sure about the bar bushing, didn’t check that.
btw changing the ball joint was a pain in the ass! took 6 hours to do it because no adapters were really usable for my car because the damn clamp was too short , so if it was just 3″ longer i would of had a easier time .
i happened to find a video that makes the same sound as my car.
BUMP! I may have solved the problem , it has to do with my crossmember . so i was going to change my front and rear motor mounts and took off the crossmember . mounts didn’t fit so i bolted everything back up , went for a drive to make sure i bolted everything down won’t come out while hitting bumps , the jingle disappeared. although now there’s a metal on metal squeak because the bushings on the crossmember are uneven and some flat.
today i changed my brakes for the front , first time doing a brake job . no squeals while driving or braking . no smoke while braking either . after i was done i took a look at my crossmember bolts and tried to torque them down some more. a couple bolts budged and torqued down a little .went to test my brakes and for a short while the sound from the crossmember went away but came back .
:woohoo: :silly: :ohmy:
[quote=”B15_SE” post=121348]BUMP! I may have solved the problem , it has to do with my crossmember . so i was going to change my front and rear motor mounts and took off the crossmember . mounts didn’t fit so i bolted everything back up , went for a drive to make sure i bolted everything down won’t come out while hitting bumps , the jingle disappeared. although now there’s a metal on metal squeak because the bushings on the crossmember are uneven and some flat.
today i changed my brakes for the front , first time doing a brake job . no squeals while driving or braking . no smoke while braking either . after i was done i took a look at my crossmember bolts and tried to torque them down some more. a couple bolts budged and torqued down a little .went to test my brakes and for a short while the sound from the crossmember went away but came back .[/quote]
Sounds like your in the right area. 😉
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