How concerned should I be about this new noise my car is making

[Seth]

This is the easiest way to hear it, but it will also happen if I’m just crawling along at low rpm

 

[Seth]

Here’s it while in gear, you can hear the sound go away once I start to accelerate

 

[668LT4]

I'm sure one of our motor guys will know exactly what that is. I owned a 6MT 4, drove one at SM, and have driven another, and never heard that though.

 

[Seth]

Jeez this sounds pretty bad

 

[Slick Blackwings]

Right to dealer!

 

[Seth]

Right to dealer!

Yeah. This is a strange one! I’m beginning to think my car doesn’t love me back

I will keep y’all posted

 

[Throat Yogurt]

I would try to get a video of the sound from outside the car. Is it coming from the engine or exhaust? It almost sounds like an exhaust rattle.

 

[Seth]

I would try to get a video of the sound from outside the car. Is it coming from the engine or exhaust? It almost sounds like an exhaust rattle.

Honestly I can’t tell, and for my own mental health I need to just bring it to the dealership and let them figure it out. Lol. If I start going down the rabbit hole of trying to diagnose it myself I’m gonna be like those people who search the web for “why am I so tired all the time” and then become convinced they have a terminal illness

 

[rdollie]

Hard to say but didn't I recently read about a bad exhaust hanger resulting in part of the exhaust being in contact with the driveline? This sound is what I could imagine it sounding like...

 

[668LT4]

I would try to get a video of the sound from outside the car. Is it coming from the engine or exhaust? It almost sounds like an exhaust rattle.

I was thinking maybe it is some type of exhaust leak? I am far from an expert and did not want to speculate, but I am guessing, and hoping for Seth, it is exhaust related. All under warranty anyways, hope it is a quick fix.

 

[Seth]

Sound was not present when I turned the car on this AM but came back by the time I got to my office about 25 mins away

 

[shbox]

On my 5V 3.0 TT there is a metal strap that is welded between the exhaust pipes behind the transmission. It snapped on one side and at certain RPMs/engine vibrations it would rattle. Took a bit of investigation to find it. I have negated the noise with some metal bands until I get it in for service. Perhaps something similar on the 4BW that might be causing the noise.

 

[jbawden]

I hear something from the intake and or turbos. I had a Mazdaspeed 3 and with an CAI it made all sorts of noises like this. Not saying it's normal for a stock 4BW to make these noises, but I just want to get my guess in before the diagnosis is revealed

 

[Dubbed.theB]

Vacuum leak?