Blake Witt
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- August 15, 2016
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- City, State
- Tempe, AZ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1994 Explorer XLT
Good Evening Everyone,
So I own a 1994 Explorer XLT, and I just drove it from Seattle to Tempe, and it ran fine the entire time however it started making an interesting noise around the halfway point of the journey. The sound can be described as a rattling or a grinding, and it only happens for about 2 seconds when I start it and is consistent when I accelerate. I pulled over and stopped at a service station and the mechanic that I asked told me that he thinks it's coming from the exhaust, and on the long drive something may have come loose which could've caused the rattle. My question for you guys is how do I fix that? My previous research has led me to believe that the heat shield around the exhaust could have come loose, and I'm not sure if that is or isn't the case as of now, but I'm not sure how I would go about fixing that anyway.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
So I own a 1994 Explorer XLT, and I just drove it from Seattle to Tempe, and it ran fine the entire time however it started making an interesting noise around the halfway point of the journey. The sound can be described as a rattling or a grinding, and it only happens for about 2 seconds when I start it and is consistent when I accelerate. I pulled over and stopped at a service station and the mechanic that I asked told me that he thinks it's coming from the exhaust, and on the long drive something may have come loose which could've caused the rattle. My question for you guys is how do I fix that? My previous research has led me to believe that the heat shield around the exhaust could have come loose, and I'm not sure if that is or isn't the case as of now, but I'm not sure how I would go about fixing that anyway.
Thanks in advance for any advice.