Random banging, scraping noise

swansea v6 · 8th August 2012, 09:30

GF has just rung to say the 75 has started making a kind of thump thump noise and slight metal scraping noise, especially when turning left? but tends to go away if using the brakes? No judder through steering wheel and car does not pull to either side?

She is 200 miles away from me with it so obviously can not have a look underneath it, any quick ideas I can ask her to check??

This must win most vague post ever........

DJO · 8th August 2012, 09:42

Has the engine undertray come undone on one or both side? Can she see flat thing hanging down just behind one of the front wheels?

I had this a couple of years ago, help it up with a cable tie, passed MOT like that too!

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swansea v6 · 8th August 2012, 13:03

No, undertray has long gone!

Canonite · 8th August 2012, 13:58

Has any wheel arch liner come away from it's mountings?
The thump thump sounds more concerning but it would help if we knew which area of the car it came from.

Dashiel · 8th August 2012, 17:09

Take it to a mechanic asap. It needs to be put on a ramp.

Nige B · 8th August 2012, 17:21

Tell her to look in middle of car to see if the exhaust shield has come loose and dropped down,happened on brothers car makes an awful noise for a piece of thin metal..

8th August 2012, 09:30	#1
swansea v6 Regular poster rover 75 saloon Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Hastings Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Random banging, scraping noise GF has just rung to say the 75 has started making a kind of thump thump noise and slight metal scraping noise, especially when turning left? but tends to go away if using the brakes? No judder through steering wheel and car does not pull to either side? She is 200 miles away from me with it so obviously can not have a look underneath it, any quick ideas I can ask her to check?? This must win most vague post ever........

8th August 2012, 17:21	#6
Nige B This is my second home honda civic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: lowton Posts: 4,414 Thanks: 899 Thanked 616 Times in 490 Posts	Exhaust shield ? Tell her to look in middle of car to see if the exhaust shield has come loose and dropped down,happened on brothers car makes an awful noise for a piece of thin metal..

8th August 2012, 09:42	#2
DJO Avid contributor Vauxhall Zafira Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex Posts: 245 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Has the engine undertray come undone on one or both side? Can she see flat thing hanging down just behind one of the front wheels? I had this a couple of years ago, help it up with a cable tie, passed MOT like that too! D

8th August 2012, 13:03	#3
swansea v6 Regular poster rover 75 saloon Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Hastings Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No, undertray has long gone!

8th August 2012, 13:58	#4
Canonite This is my second home BMW 330d Tourer, MG ZT 180 SE XPG, VW Polo 6R 1.2 TDI Bluemotion Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: York Posts: 6,030 Thanks: 363 Thanked 574 Times in 319 Posts	Has any wheel arch liner come away from it's mountings? The thump thump sounds more concerning but it would help if we knew which area of the car it came from.

8th August 2012, 17:09	#5
Dashiel Posted a thing or two Rover 75 V6 2.0 Club Tourer LPG Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South East Posts: 1,405 Thanks: 3 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts	Take it to a mechanic asap. It needs to be put on a ramp.