Ok, I've got a problem..When I stop somewhere and my car idles, it makes my hood rattle. I stopped in my yard and popped the hood, and released it off the latch, and it stopped, dropped it back down to the latch and it began again..Any suggestions on how to stop this rattle?
Hood rattles
- Thread starter black96civic
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Do you have hood pins? If you do, are you sure it's the latch and not the hood pins?
No, I dont have hood pins, its the oem hood
adjust the rubber hood things...dont know what there called
dogg4217
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Make sure the bolts are tight on the latch and hood arms that connect the hood to the car. There should also be two black bump stops located on the core support that sit the hood flush with the fender body lines. If you have an intake is that touching the hood if so adjust the intake pipe down.black96civic said:
Ok, Ill try these things tommorow, Thanks guys. It's embarrasing when you stop and it rattles..haha
I have the same problem. I hope it's a simple fix as FireEMT8572 says.
Yeah the hood is OEM
black96civic said:
well check the rubber stoppers like they said, also check the bolts that hold the hood latch, not the release latch the ones in the back that hole the hood.. also you might wanna check your mounts, maybe one or some are no good and there causeing this..
Yeah, it's really annoying. It's one of those simple things that really bother me.black96civic said:
Yeah it makes me mad cause its like its quiet then boom tockin like crazy
Ajusted the rubber compounds so I'll keep you guys updated
i have a similar problem... i initially adjusted the rubber stoppers, but that wasn't enough... check to make sure ur hood is sitting straight. mine dips down slightly on the passenger side, and lifts up slightly on the driver side... actually i found out that its from leaving the hood open, it can actually cause the hood to lean to one side , making it rattle when ur cars idling.. i agree its VERY ANNOYING If you have a Haynes manual it'll tell u how to adjust the hood.. hope this helps