Help! My car is creaking and making noises!
#1
Help! My car is creaking and making noises!
Hey guys. I have a 94 protege dx that my dad gave to me. It has about 158k miles on it and still running pretty good. Just recently today, when I was driving home I thought I heard something so I turned off the radio and heard the front right wheel making some noises. It's very weird......
When I am usually in either 2nd or 3rd gear underneath the car it makes some noises, rattles and is very scarry actuaully. It sounds like the car is gonna fall apart below me...
Now, when I hit a bump, the right front tire makes a knocking noise and doesn't take the bump well. It's like the shocks are screwed up too.
Anyone know whats the reason? I'm guessing I'm gonna have to go to someplace and get it looked at.
Also, as you can probably tell I don't know much about cars and I really need this car to work.
Any help would be very appreciated! Thanks guys and gals!
When I am usually in either 2nd or 3rd gear underneath the car it makes some noises, rattles and is very scarry actuaully. It sounds like the car is gonna fall apart below me...
Now, when I hit a bump, the right front tire makes a knocking noise and doesn't take the bump well. It's like the shocks are screwed up too.
Anyone know whats the reason? I'm guessing I'm gonna have to go to someplace and get it looked at.
Also, as you can probably tell I don't know much about cars and I really need this car to work.
Any help would be very appreciated! Thanks guys and gals!
#2
i had the same noises but from the left side. i had a mechanic look at it and he said i needed new swaybar links. i'm getting them fixed tonite or tomorrow morning so i'll let you know if that solves the problem.
#3
I'm having the same problem too. I know both of my CV Joints are shot tho, but after i installed my coilovers and struts, there's been a kinda like popping/creaking noise comeing from the front left. Don't know what its from, it even makes the noise when i'm parked and push down on the front left side. I asked a shop here in town and they said that the coilovers weren't lined up properly (they didn't look at 'em) so i jacked it up and sure enough everything was fine. SO....................no idea what the other problem is besides the CV joints.
#4
Describe the noise if you can.........
In the meantime check out these threads:
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...ht=noise+joint
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...ht=noise+joint
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...ht=noise+joint
In the meantime check out these threads:
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...ht=noise+joint
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...ht=noise+joint
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...ht=noise+joint
#9
Mine do it only when turning, or going over bumps(like speed bumps or pulling in/out of driveways.
#10
my sway bar links just gave out less than 1,000 miles ago, and i'll tell you what, it makes a really BAD clunking sound after hitting bumps, sometimes when you accelerate, and especially when you brake and can sometimes be associated with the sound of something clanking around in your wheel well. leaving the linkage (basically a bolt) loose or leaving it out completely can be dangerous, cause after a while of your sway bar knocking around, you can cause some other damage i've been told, something like your lower control arm on your front wheel...etc. i just got my linkage replaced and drove it no more than 100 miles while it was broken with no problems for about $63 bucks. another over looked creaking or clanking sound can be caused by a bad caliper as well, but ONLY happens during braking. hope this helps you out JJcoola
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#11
i can deffinatly tell you its the Stabilizer bushings. both my bolts broke a week apart. Cheapest place to get them is in Autozone or Advanced auto. $14.99 for both sides. Energy Suspension brand too. Each side comes with the bushings, bolts the odd " I " shaped piece and hardware. all u need is a 10mm socket wrench and some spare time. Its easier to install them with the car on the ground. DONT jack it up. bolts are not that long. look at them and see what you figure out. thats my knowledge.
IT could also be the struts...highly doubt it. to test that out, while car is parked push up and down on the front then rear bumper. Clicking noises? the car should move up and down 1 or 2x then stop. and should be stiff. if they are soft. then they are wearing out on you. or pretty much shot.
my $.02
IT could also be the struts...highly doubt it. to test that out, while car is parked push up and down on the front then rear bumper. Clicking noises? the car should move up and down 1 or 2x then stop. and should be stiff. if they are soft. then they are wearing out on you. or pretty much shot.
my $.02
#13
well....
Hey guys, thanks for the replies. I have it set up to email me when a new post comes, although it didn't for some reason, thats why I'm late to post.
Ok, well I went to a local guy who did my brakes and he put the car up on the machine and got the car about 6 feet in the air and we looked underneath. Turns out the front stabilizer bar got screwed up and both sides where the stabilizer bar connects to the axle I think(?) disconnected. So when I turned, where it was disconnected, it would rub up against the stabilizer bar and scrap. There was some pretty brutal marks on the bar and that was only from one day of hearing it slightly and then another day of loud-very loud noises!
So, they cut out the old bar and put in a new one and had to get two new connections.
Total Cost with labor: $115 That is a lot for me since I'm 17, I do work, although I play paintball and have 13 guns.
Do you guys understand my newb dumass words?
Thanks guys for whatever that mumbo jumbo technical stuff you posted....
Ok, well I went to a local guy who did my brakes and he put the car up on the machine and got the car about 6 feet in the air and we looked underneath. Turns out the front stabilizer bar got screwed up and both sides where the stabilizer bar connects to the axle I think(?) disconnected. So when I turned, where it was disconnected, it would rub up against the stabilizer bar and scrap. There was some pretty brutal marks on the bar and that was only from one day of hearing it slightly and then another day of loud-very loud noises!
So, they cut out the old bar and put in a new one and had to get two new connections.
Total Cost with labor: $115 That is a lot for me since I'm 17, I do work, although I play paintball and have 13 guns.
Do you guys understand my newb dumass words?
Thanks guys for whatever that mumbo jumbo technical stuff you posted....
#14
Total Cost with labor: $115
#15
Re: Help! My car is creaking and making noises!
Originally posted by JJcoola
Now, when I hit a bump, the right front tire makes a knocking noise and doesn't take the bump well. It's like the shocks are screwed up too.
Now, when I hit a bump, the right front tire makes a knocking noise and doesn't take the bump well. It's like the shocks are screwed up too.
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