Rattling under the hood can be something easy to fix to something bad. It could be loose bolts, bearings, pulleys, or it could be interior in the motor.
There is a baby under the hood.
the muffler rattling? the muffler rattling? the muffler rattling?
What causes a hard rattling knocking sound under the hood when you start your 98 ford windstar? Lack of oil, lack of oil pressure, badly worn camshaft or crankshaft or a combination of all the above.
Could be any number of things. You are going to have to locate the source of the rattle in order to stop it.
I had this same problem so I opened the hood and come to find out there was migit materbating under it
due to bad cordination between gear and cluch causes this effect
Where is the rattling from, the engine compartment or under truck? Have you recently had it off-road where you could have picked up gravel in your heat shield on the exhaust? If it's from the engine, it could be a loose bracket. Get someone to revv up for you while you get under the hood, and just listen and you can narrow down your options.
Loose bearings is what I had in my '88 Silverado. Made the same rattling noise; bearings in the front were loose. Your timeing may be to far advanced. the favourite thing normally is a loose or broken heat shield that can be repaired fairly simply.
Hi, I had the same problem and solved it. Untie the front wheel on the passenger side, you will find the rotor protection shield hanging and hitting against the wheels when the car running, and causing this rattling sound. Remove this shield or replace it, and the sound will disappear
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Some ideas coulb be something is lose and is just rattling or a mechanivcal problem under the hood.