Thread: BRZ AC Rattle?
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Old 03-13-2018, 02:20 AM   #9
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It's just the gearbox. All the gears rotate whenever the input shaft spins. When the engine spins slowly, the firing pulses cause the gears to rattle a little.

The AC increases the load on the engine at idle so you get more of the rattle.

Normal.
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