Hello I have a rattling noise at idle, that doesn’t happen all time but will rattle on occasion. Also when accelerating from a stop the rattle will be present and will quiet down after going over 50+mph.
what could be the cause? I took it to the mechanic but the rattle noise was not present when they took a look at it.
also I have videos with audio but I’m not sure how to upload it.
the vehicle is a 2018 Tacoma sr5 v6 4x2 190k miles
thank you.
Loose exhaust heat shields are a common source of rattles that you may want to check. Another possibility would be a catalytic converter breaking up internally but I would not expect that on a late model vehicle.
If it's nothing obvious you could try a noise-finding device like the ones Scotty has demonstrated in his videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqh1oH8mEqY
upload it to Youtube and post the link.
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I don't hear any rattle. Sounds like a vacuum cleaner.