- Mar 31, 2003
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Recently, I replaced the Catalytic Converter on my truck (1995 Toyota Tacoma). Everything went smoothly and the CC is in place securely like the other one.
For the past couple months I have been dealing with a squeaking noise coming from the exhaust area.
The sound goes away when I hit the gas but recently is present everywhere else. Whether I am stopped at a light, in neutral, in 1st with the clutch down, or just cruising around in gear.
Am I correct in assuming that the only possible cause must and an exhaust leak somewhere? It sounds to me that when I accelerate, it provides much more back pressure to the exhaust and therefore the noise isn't as apparent.
I checked and rechecked the bolts as well as the flanges on either side of the CC and everything is secure.
Does anyone have any suggestions? (Also when I bought the CC from NAPA, there was something rattling around in there-- bothered me because I thought it may be the platinum element-- Didn't think much of it because my O2 readings weren't skewed enough to trip the Maintenance Req'd light. When I am stopped or off the accelerator (before the squeaking) you could hear a distinct rattle from the back of the car)
-Kevin
For the past couple months I have been dealing with a squeaking noise coming from the exhaust area.
The sound goes away when I hit the gas but recently is present everywhere else. Whether I am stopped at a light, in neutral, in 1st with the clutch down, or just cruising around in gear.
Am I correct in assuming that the only possible cause must and an exhaust leak somewhere? It sounds to me that when I accelerate, it provides much more back pressure to the exhaust and therefore the noise isn't as apparent.
I checked and rechecked the bolts as well as the flanges on either side of the CC and everything is secure.
Does anyone have any suggestions? (Also when I bought the CC from NAPA, there was something rattling around in there-- bothered me because I thought it may be the platinum element-- Didn't think much of it because my O2 readings weren't skewed enough to trip the Maintenance Req'd light. When I am stopped or off the accelerator (before the squeaking) you could hear a distinct rattle from the back of the car)
-Kevin
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