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slyphen 07-12-2014 04:51 AM
Spring poping sound
 
hey guys, the newbie again.

so after parking and shutting the car off tonight, i heard sounds like spring poping. it was definitely coming from the car, i'm just not sure if this is normal. i drove her a little hard prior to getting home. (4.5k-6k RPM)

could any one give me any insight to if this is normal? did i turn the car off too soon? thanks!

car has 1300 miles, 6MT.

HatchetBurial 07-12-2014 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by slyphen (Post 1842483)
hey guys, the newbie again.

so after parking and shutting the car off tonight, i heard sounds like spring poping. it was definitely coming from the car, i'm just not sure if this is normal. i drove her a little hard prior to getting home. (4.5k-6k RPM)

could any one give me any insight to if this is normal? did i turn the car off too soon? thanks!

car has 1300 miles, 6MT.
Those sounds are completely normal. What you're hearing is the expansion/contraction of the exhaust and its heat shielding after heating up. That's why you hear the sounds more after driving the car hard, harder driving means more heat and results in more expansion.

jeffchap 07-12-2014 11:48 AM
Yup, mine does this all the time.

Fastbrew 07-12-2014 12:57 PM
That's your cars way of saying "I love you".

extrashaky 07-12-2014 02:48 PM
Many cars with steel exhaust headers make that noise. It's the sound of a sports car catching its breath after a run.

slyphen 07-12-2014 05:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by HatchetBurial (Post 1842555)
Those sounds are completely normal. What you're hearing is the expansion/contraction of the exhaust and its heat shielding after heating up. That's why you hear the sounds more after driving the car hard, harder driving means more heat and results in more expansion.
That make sense. Thanks!

Yamajee 07-12-2014 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Fastbrew (Post 1842777)
That's your cars way of saying "I love you".
More like the F word, LOL.


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