Recent content by Phaethar

Ok, final update here. Took it by the dealer at lunch today to have it looked at. Had a tech ride with me, and he noticed the noise right away. They looked around and determined that it was the heat shield on the main cat. Apparently, it was loose enough that it vibrated only when the engine was...

Ok, don't mean to keep posting in my own thread, but I found 1 other clue tonight. I started the car to pull into the garage and gave it a little rev. Turns out that doing so will cause a little squeak. Right around 3000-2500 RPM, there will be a little squeak as the RPMs drop back down. Seemed...

Yeah, it does sound like it's coming from the suspension somewhere. Just weird that I can't reproduce it while stopped (by bouncing the car by pushing on it), and I need to be going at least 20 before it makes any noise. Weird.

Ok, couple updates. First, I tried to take a little movie with my phone today while driving. You can hear a couple squeaks in there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBBExQz4N50 I tried driving slowly today with my head out the window to hear where it's coming from. Verdict is... too hard to...

Event, It is similar to that noise, although it's hard to tell if it's the same thing. Definitely doesn't happen nearly that often though. Seems to happen the most while coasting with the car in gear, right after letting off the gas. If my hand is on the stick, I can feel it through that as...

Yeah, I picked up the extended warranty when I bought the car, should be fully covered until 100k miles. Of course, I just had it all aligned a couple months ago after having a wheel bearing replaced. I'll see about getting it looked at soon. It's not like it's making all kinds of noise or...

Around 55k miles now.

Hey all, First, forgive me if the description of this is vague. It's hard to describe this over an internet forum. Anyhow, the past couple days an odd noise has started to happen on my '06 Speed6. While at slow speeds, say while pulling out of a parking lot or just driving slowly down a back...

Just curious, anyone used the Rotella T6 5W40 synthetic oil yet? I've seen others mention the T5 before, but not much about the T6. How's it compare? Just had the turbo replaced in my speed6 a few months ago and would like to move to 5w40 now. Any thoughts? Safe to pick some up?

Hey all, This may be a tough issue to describe on a forum, but here goes. I have an 06 MSP6. It's having it's fair share of issues right now: turbo just started leaking oil all over and my rear differential seals are leaking. These should be getting repaired under warranty however. There is...

So, I've had my '06 MS6 for a couple months now. I love the car, it's great fun while still doing duty as a family car. I do have a couple of noob-ish questions though that I was hoping I could get some advice on. - After driving for a little while and the engine heats up, there is a noticeable...

Cranking the wheel hard while turning the key did it.. thanks!

Hey all, First post here! (yes) I very recently purchased a 2006 MS6. Very nice car, I've been loving it so far. So, I go to get in the car this afternoon, only to find that I'm unable to start the car. The ignition is totally locked. I'm using the advanced key, and the key indicator on the...