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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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Rattle sound at high rpms

I get this rattle sound which sounds like it is comming from the engine, at first I only noticed it in second gear at high rpms but today it did it in third. Feels like I get a power loss when it does it also. Anyone ever experience this? What could it be? Car runs fine after it does it.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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Sounds kind of like gears griding.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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Rattle sound at high rpms

sounds like detonation .
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Uh oh. Time to adjust my fuel.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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Time to check your compression too.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rotary8
sounds like detonation .
+1 oh yeah...
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