Originally Posted by
shaneRS
Hey Rob, cant help with your problem i'm affraid but can you tell me what the intake manifold mod or "death rattle" are? I've just bought a 2001 2.0 lx, should I be worried?!!!
Hello mate, if you lift the bonnet with the engine running and remove the engine plastic cover and listen close to the front of the engine you will here a clatter/rattle noise, this is the swirl flap problem.
you can confirm this by removing the small rubber hose in the front of the intake manifold and if the noise goes away then you have the problem
See my pic below for which hose to remove - it will take a bit of getting off, just be patient and not too rough
It should sound like this....
http://s780.photobucket.com/albums/yy85/rjm-tdcs/?action=view¤t=MOV01723.mp4