2010 - Noise from engine, anyone knows what's causing it?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by neodoru, Sep 7, 2021.

  1. neodoru

    neodoru Junior Member

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    I've recorded a video of the noise. If anyone has any idea it would be greatly appreciated.
    Turn the volume up a bit.

     
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    sounds like a blown head gasket. are you losing any coolant?
     
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    I'm sure not hearing anything that says "head gasket" to me. I'm noticing an odd higher-pitched sound almost like a jingle.

    With recordings like this, it's possible for us to hear very different things, if I'm listening on a tinny little phone and bisco is listening on some audiophile system with a subwoofer.

    We've had some threads that involved loading a sound recording into something like Audacity and emphasizing the particular sound of interest, or even getting a screenshot of the waveform and highlighting the bits that go with the sound.

    Have you tried with a simple mechanic's stethoscope to narrow down the area where the sound originates?
     
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    Whatever it is, it sounds like metal on metal scraping sound. Yikes.

    Cooling fan bearing(s)? Were the fans running when you recorded this clip?

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    Thanks guys. Went to a mechanic and turned out to be a Rear Catalytic Converter Exhaust Pipe Heat Shield Cover that broke. The noise stopped as soon as it was removed. (I guess I'll replace it at some point)
     

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