My Maxima is making an odd noise when I come to stops. Some words that come to mind to describe how it sounds: "a slight puttering,knocking,creaking sound"...I have been hearing it for the last week...about 200 miles after I had my Stillen B pipe and new springs and shocks installed. It seems to be coming from or near the drivers side, and only appears when I'm braking. I checked for leaks in the exhaust piping, and I can't find any. What else could it be, and what can I do to try to find out and fix it? Thanks.

[Edited by MaxRod33 on 12-22-2000 at 11:39 PM]

 

my car gets warm and to normal operating temp when its still and the heat is off but when im on the go and the heat is on at full blast the temp goes down to cold and somtimes when im at a light the car idles at 2000rpms but when i turn off the heat it stops is this the same thing the guy is talking about is it my thermostat or is it just how the car works

 

dude, daniel martin only goes to the 4th gen forum....

 

when the car is parked, push down on the bumper so that the car rocks up/down. see if you can hear anything from the suspension while you're doing this.

 

Sometimes after changing strut/springs it takes a while for the springs to settle into the spring seats. It's most noticeable under braking because of the weight transfer. If the noise doesn't begin to go away, after a few weeks, suspect something not being fully tightened down, or the B pipe hitting something.

 

K. I'll try all these and hope that the noise goes away Otherwise, I'll just take it to the people who installed my B pipe and springs and complain n/m

 

Funny rattles (not in the interior) are usually a loose heat shield or plastic cover somewhere.

Recently after my 45k service, I have a funny clacking noise when I go over bumps. At first, I thought oh no...CV joint. But the rattle comes from the interior! Argh. I have yet to pinpoint the rattle but it's been driving me crazy over the past week.

 

ur heater uses the heat from the engine. i think its mentioned in ur car manual, if you wanna check it out