Have 1000 miles on the clock of my i30 estate and love the car. I have noticed a Noise during accelerating hard on tight right hand bends, it sounds like an exhaust noise, or it could be a turbo "rasp" but what is strange is that it does not happen on left hand bends. Can any body throw light on this noise?

Hi Girth67
Have a look under the car and check out the exhaust retainers as I think that maybe the exhaust is touching bodywork on the right handed bend as the vehicle suspension gets under stress- on a left hander the exhaust being on that side initially can go left without the same sort of strethy stress (Hope my explanation helps its a bit basic-momentum is the problem I think)

Cheers

Itza

PS do it when its cold as when its hot the exhaust will remove the skin from your hands!! (teaching you how to suck eggs)

Thanks for your post, sorry for the late answer as i have been away. the car does it when its warmed, or cold it doesnot seem to matter. i'll check tyhe retainers


Have a look under the car and check out the exhaust retainers as I think that maybe the exhaust is touching bodywork on the right handed bend as the vehicle suspension gets under stress- on a left hander the exhaust being on that side initially can go left without the same sort of strethy stress (Hope my explanation helps its a bit basic-momentum is the problem I think)

Cheers

Itza

PS do it when its cold as when its hot the exhaust will remove the skin from your hands!! (teaching you how to suck eggs)
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