GT86 - Strange Knocking Sound

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Beachin86

Have you checked the trunk for dead bodies? .

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If the bodies are not wrapped as per Toyota directions (including handbag placement) then they can be noisy.

[noodlefish]

Originally Posted by Beachin86

Have you checked the trunk for dead bodies? Kidding, but let us know what the cause is once you find out. I hear all kinds of noise in my FR-S but just kind of tune it out now.

Without the seats down you have to do some serious, uh, "rearrangement" with the body parts to get them in the trunk.

I do believe rattles are standard for our cars, but heavier clunking may be something worth finding out

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[Qadthane]

Originally Posted by Beachin86

Have you checked the trunk for dead bodies? Kidding, but let us know what the cause is once you find out. I hear all kinds of noise in my FR-S but just kind of tune it out now.

Finally! I was starting to lose faith in this group.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

..If the bodies are not wrapped as per Toyota directions (including handbag placement) then they can be noisy.

Only a complete rookie would leave the bodies unwrapped.

[Emissary_of_Pain]

Originally Posted by Shaisters

Does your car have the little emergency escape handle on the inside of the trunk hatch? Mine always pops out of place and makes an annoying plastic hitting metal sound.

No handle for me ... looks like the previous owner skimped on the extras ... haha ... Didn't even get the TRD springs

Originally Posted by Beachin86

Have you checked the trunk for dead bodies? Kidding, but let us know what the cause is once you find out. I hear all kinds of noise in my FR-S but just kind of tune it out now.

I ... Uh ... Trunk is ... Clean ... I meant clear ... Like ... Uh ... Devoid of bodies

Originally Posted by Tcoat

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If the bodies are not wrapped as per Toyota directions (including handbag placement) then they can be noisy.

So this whole time I have been doing it wrong, who knew all I needed was a damn handbag !!

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Only a complete rookie would leave the bodies unwrapped.

I see you are a rookie, there should be no bodies left if you did a good job ... ... ...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Emissary_of_Pain

No handle for me ... looks like the previous owner skimped on the extras ... haha ... Didn't even get the TRD springs




I ... Uh ... Trunk is ... Clean ... I meant clear ... Like ... Uh ... Devoid of bodies




So this whole time I have been doing it wrong, who knew all I needed was a damn handbag !!




I see you are a rookie, there should be no bodies left if you did a good job ... ... ...

The handle is a requirement here not really an extra.
So not the TRD so we can rule that out.
All your exhaust hangers are in place and hooked up?

[Emissary_of_Pain]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The handle is a requirement here not really an extra.
So not the TRD so we can rule that out.
All your exhaust hangers are in place and hooked up?

I am a bit of a tubby-bastard ... So I will have to take it to a shop and get it on a lift to see that ... Will let you know by end of the week

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Emissary_of_Pain

I am a bit of a tubby-bastard ... So I will have to take it to a shop and get it on a lift to see that ... Will let you know by end of the week

NOW you tell us .........

The sound you hear is just the rear suspension hitting on the bump stops .....


humfrz

[strat61caster]

Something is loose, the swaybar end link or the damper top mount are the most likely to cause noises.

[Shaisters]

Yeah, you should have the handle unless the previous owner decided he was going to ferry hostages around in the boot.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Shaisters

Yeah, you should have the handle unless the previous owner decided he was going to ferry hostages around in the boot.

He is in South Africa. The cars are equipped differently in different markets.

[Shaisters]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

He is in South Africa. The cars are equipped differently in different markets.

I forgot that happens a lot in RSA.

[noodlefish]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

He is in South Africa. The cars are equipped differently in different markets.

Can confirm, I actually looked for a handle for about 6 minutes since I've read that it should be there. But it's nowhere to be found. Good thing I didn't go the lock-myself-in-trunk method to test this. Maybe it's just not a big deal here in SA

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[Ultramaroon]

First time I heard the rear deck pop I looked all over underneath the car for a wire or something light smacking the inside of a rear wheel well or under the trunk.

Sounds exactly like that.

If you reach up from inside the trunk and tug back and forth a little on the spot welds, I bet you can reproduce the sound at will. If confirmed, I suggest just leaving it alone. No need to go bending open seams. The spray sealant will eventually harden after a couple summers and the sound will stop.

Even before it stopped, I felt a lot better just knowing what it was.