Rattle Rattle Rattle Rattle

I have a bit of a problem rattle coming from my Mazda when I accelerate I thought I sounded like the engine shredding itself internally so …I took into 1 garage and they said…it’s the exhaust, the second garage said that its was the cat..and it was like 700-900 Euro to replace it!!

So basically im hoping someone knows what else it might be? It seem to come and go, I seem to remember reading about heat shield problems with the 323f BA ?? How can I check this?

If it is the Cat are they easy to replace? Can I get one on the cheap anywhere?

Thinking if the worst comes to the worst will fit a de-cat and flog to a main dealer  but would like to hold onto her for a few more years yet….

probarbly the heat shield. mine does the same thing, when accelerating there is an anoying rattleing sound from under the gear stick. jack the car up and have a look underneath. have a look in the performance section, some pics have just been put up on a similar thread.

yup there sure is... http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/ ... php?t=5398

Thanks Guys, Hope to god it is!!, will have a look tonight and pull off anything that looks loose!

yeah although ive yanked my cat heat shield off im still getting rattle now.. gunna inspect and destroy mwuhahahahahah

i yanked mine off and still had a slight rattle, it was a hole in the pipe/weld what ever ( was under guarrentee though) hope i i just your heat shield!

Had a good look and it seems to be held on pretty tight no obvious loose bits at all, also when i press the cluth the rattle stops.... looking more like a CAT? anyone ever replaced 1 of these or know where i could get 1 on the cheap....

bear in mind that there are 3 heatshields...

OK I can see the 1 that looks like a bit of drain pipe junction, where/how are the others attached? Would pressing the clutch stop these rattling i.e could they be rattling against the exashust/CAT as it resonates with the exhaust gases shooting through it and stop when the clutch is in and the engine is idle ? Anyone got a diagrame showing the Headsheild layout

Just thought I would let you know what happened (for people searching about CAT’s), got finally got the car up on a ramp it was a heat shield alright Was in the middle of the car half way down the long pipe, a quick bend and it was fixed…simple…am going to rip it off it starts up with the rattle again

cheers for the update