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It's been raining for the last month! Well it is Christmas, I'll do it today for her. No detailing lark for mine, just gets a bucket of £1.99 wash and wax. Then the rain can rinse it off.:rasp:
Hardly noticeable on road really, placebo effect I'd say. Don't think any of us can say we could tell how much is in a tyre off the top of our heads. Have to be about 3 or 4 psi down before most would know if we're honest. If you are giving it a genuine 100% balls out track thrash, then you...
Your symptoms sound more like a knackered engine mount (maybe dogbone one). Usually happens under hard initial acceleration. Dephaser usually makes the noise all the time, once engine is warm afaik. If it only happens when you're ragging the car, then you know not to do it.:cool:
Or "I pressed record, gave it some whellie and it went bang and stopped lol"
Silly question but you have checked your oil haven't you?
Or is it a short knocking noise under hard acceleration, probably 1st to 2nd?
They could go on forever on some cars, mines on 114k and doesn't bother me at all. I'm getting mine done because my belts are due. I would leave it for another 10k if I didn't want my belts done. It would be unbearable at idle before I felt it needed to be done. I really think your noise is...
As Dan says, you can hear dephaser at idle. Basically sounds a bit like a diesel, mine's been doing it since I bought it in Feb and hasn't really got any worse in that time. I'm getting it done after Christmas. You can't really hear it in the car, so if you're hearing a noise whilst accelerating...