Engine Bay Vibration

[myke]

My 04 Forte 1.9 is going in to get a Warranty Check on Monday for a vibration from the front end that is evident on start up and forward running but goes on the overrun and when I am in reverse. Once before, shortly after I got the vehicle in April, it went in for some checks and they replaced some sort of intake housing on the front end they said was broken and making a noise. (Didnt go in for that in the first place though) Anyone else had this kind of problem as the Service Manager appeared to know what it may be which made me think it wasnt an unusual problem for them.

Quick tip. The offside side of my drivers seat upholstery keeps coming away. There is a thin plastic insert set into the lower edge of the material which is supposed to be clipped under a strip on the side of the seat but it keeps unclipping. I got a bit of split, fluted trunking used for protecting vehicle wireing and slipped it over the edge of the upholstery and the strip. Result? No further problems.

[iannez]

the tops on the air filter housing rattle around and need a mod. sounds a bit like the exhaust is blowing.

[myke]

Turns out it was a loose hose going to the air filter housing. Certainly made a racket. Kind of suggests that the garage was at fault as they replaced that housing as a Warranty repair before. Mmmmmm!