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Old Mar 18, 2025 | 01:37 PM
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87 GTA in the UK. Strange noise

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Please would anyone be able to pin point the Tinny rattling noise that has just started on my 87 GTA.


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Old Mar 19, 2025 | 06:57 AM
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Re: 87 GTA in the UK. Strange noise

Originally Posted by Rand0m360
Hi

Please would anyone be able to pin point the Tinny rattling noise that has just started on my 87 GTA.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0a68...vBUJMUbd7qi74g
People are going to be wary of downloading something off the interwebs from a stranger.

Post your vid on youtube and then post the link to it ITT.


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Old Mar 19, 2025 | 09:34 AM
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Re: 87 GTA in the UK. Strange noise

Probably from driving on the wrong side of the road...
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Old Mar 19, 2025 | 11:16 AM
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Re: 87 GTA in the UK. Strange noise

Thank you for advice now corrected.
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Old Mar 19, 2025 | 11:16 AM
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Re: 87 GTA in the UK. Strange noise

Originally Posted by T.L.
Probably from driving on the wrong side of the road...
Wrong side of the road but correct side in car.
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Old Mar 21, 2025 | 05:36 AM
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Re: 87 GTA in the UK. Strange noise

No one ever heard this noise before?
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Old Mar 22, 2025 | 03:45 PM
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Re: 87 GTA in the UK. Strange noise

Removed the accessory drive belts and see if the noise persists. It should be safe to run the engine for a minute or so with no water pump running.
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