Annoying sounds from front of RX
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I am having some sounds from the front end of our RX, every time we hit a small bump, it sounds like someone is dribbling a basketball under the hood. We have been told it is the strut caps or mounts.
I was told that beside being annoying, there is no safety issues. Does anyone know if this is true?
Is this common on the RX's? Is this something I can fix myself? I have a mechanic friend that says he will do it for $300, that includes parts and labor.
I was told that beside being annoying, there is no safety issues. Does anyone know if this is true?
Is this common on the RX's? Is this something I can fix myself? I have a mechanic friend that says he will do it for $300, that includes parts and labor.
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First figure out what is the real problem.
Noise can be from too many places.
Source of my annoying sound was near the radiator and close to the horn [the one in the way of the oil filter]. It took me weeks to figure out that the vertical reinforcement member underneath the horn was loose. I had to work blind but once the bolt got tightened, the noise was gone. My cost $0.00
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Noise can be from too many places.
Source of my annoying sound was near the radiator and close to the horn [the one in the way of the oil filter]. It took me weeks to figure out that the vertical reinforcement member underneath the horn was loose. I had to work blind but once the bolt got tightened, the noise was gone. My cost $0.00
Salim
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I'd have someone observe the vehicle as you drive down a street and see if you can identify the sound that way. Helped a lot when I lived south of the border and had strange sounds.
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I am having some sounds from the front end of our RX, every time we hit a small bump, it sounds like someone is dribbling a basketball under the hood. We have been told it is the strut caps or mounts.
I was told that beside being annoying, there is no safety issues. Does anyone know if this is true?
Is this common on the RX's? Is this something I can fix myself? I have a mechanic friend that says he will do it for $300, that includes parts and labor.
I was told that beside being annoying, there is no safety issues. Does anyone know if this is true?
Is this common on the RX's? Is this something I can fix myself? I have a mechanic friend that says he will do it for $300, that includes parts and labor.
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You probably won't be able to replace them yourself because you need a spring compressor. No, it shouldn't be unsafe IF it is a strut mount, but from what you've described, it may be something else.
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