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Weird Noise from car after cold start and idle for a little

Andrew H

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2016, Explorer Platinum
This issue came up recently on my car and I work at a dealer as a tech and so I asked around with some of the master techs but they don't seem to know an exact cause but I was wondering if anyone could figure it out. (Link should work now)
 



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Sounds like an exhaust restriction &/or leak, and maybe a loose heat shield, or something caught in a shield. Put it on ramps and crawl underneath with a mechanic's stethoscope (or a few feet of garden hose) to pinpoint the source. Did you (or another driver) run over something recently?
 






Sounds like an exhaust restriction &/or leak, and maybe a loose heat shield, or something caught in a shield. Put it on ramps and crawl underneath with a mechanic's stethoscope (or a few feet of garden hose) to pinpoint the source. Did you (or another driver) run over something recently?
I haven't ran over anything recently just been around a lot of bumps
 






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