Rattly Engine Cover

May 18, 2005

Morning All,

I've just been looking at other MR2s on eBay (bored at work!) And have noticed that alot of MR2s have a sort of black material looking shape covering the inside of the engine cover.

Now i dont have this on my '91 UK N\A - (my engine cover just has a thin sheet of metal under the exterior cover) - and was wondering would this be a reason why i seem to have a slightly annoying rattley noise coming from behind the passenger seat? :angry:

I've had this rattle since i bought the car and is a little annoying when driving over rough and uneven surfaces!

Any ideas? Do you all have an extra cover inside your engine cover? :huh:

Cheers in advance!!! :)

May 18, 2005

most people take that cover off, its just sound deadening, i havent got this cover and dont have a rattle. explain more about your noise and see if anyone has same.

May 19, 2005

Your rattling sound is going to be a loose heatshield usually on the manifold or exhaust. They have a tendancy of rusting and developing that really annoying rattle. Not much you can do about it other than renew them.