Cowl *pop*

[Samson]

This may be a normal sound, but whenever my '01 goes over a large bump or into a driveway, the front end pops, or tinks. Not the suspension, but the body.
I remember when the car was new it did not do this. Is this just the car getting old (16k miles), or is something loose? Could it have anything to do with the front stress bar?

Thanks!

[70Sixter]

Could be the windshield. Try a search on that.

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Samson

This may be a normal sound, but whenever my '01 goes over a large bump or into a driveway, the front end pops, or tinks. Not the suspension, but the body.
I remember when the car was new it did not do this. Is this just the car getting old (16k miles), or is something loose? Could it have anything to do with the front stress bar?

Thanks!

Definitely not normal. Something is loose. Get her up on a rack and start poking around front suspension components.

[blue2000s]

It's not unusual. There's probably nothing loose, as you mention, it only happens going up a curb.

There's motion between two bolted metal components, typically behind the dashboard, sometimes behind the console. There have been a couple of technical service bulletins on how to add a teflon shim between the two mating parts.

My advise is to become a paying member on Renntech.org and download the TSBs if you don't want a mechanic to do it.

[70Sixter]

I found the windshield problem/solution. Hard to diagnose sounds over postings!

Might help.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=20612&hl=windshield

People have added a front strut brace and claim these annoying noises go away or lessen.

[Samson]

Originally Posted by 70Sixter

I found the windshield problem/solution. Hard to diagnose sounds over postings!

Might help.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=20612&hl=windshield

Thanks for the tip. I'll give that a shot.

About the strut brace - is there an additional one that some people add? Mine already has one (looks to be a 2-piece, but I didn't take off the cowl cover to look), and last night I put a wrench on the strut side mounts, and they were a little loose. I torqued them down, so we'll see what happens.

[70Sixter]

Not sure if I understand, but if you have a front brace somebody added it.

And if torquing down the mounts was required, then let's hope that got 'er dun.