Hey guys, i have a U13 1996 Bluebird LX and its been a sweet car, but in the last couple of days its been making a sound that has me worried, mainly in 2nd and third gear at about 2500rpm-2700rpm its making a weird rattle sound that appears to come somewhere from the front-middle of the car. kind of like a rattle sound. I dont know anything about cars other than how to top up oil, and fluids lol. Id rather not walk into a mechanic and have my ass ripped off if its something stupid. I dont flog the car, the max i take it is sometimes 4krpm when im going up a hill or need to accelerate really quickly. I have noticed that sometimes my car is bottoming out on some bigger speed bumps around here and i hear a light scrapping noise, now im thinking i may possible have put a small hole in the exaust under the car. but if i did that wouldnt it make the noise all the time not just in 2/3rd, im pretty sure it doesnt happen in first, and i dont usually have my car at 2500rpm in 4th to check that.
Any possible ideas would be a great help guys, sorry for the crappy explanation of the sound and the area its comming from. it kinda sounds like a vibration/rattle ..even kind of spluttering/backfireish sound (not overly loud)
Things i've done to the car in the last month (3000km/ish) Oil and filter change, spark plug change, air filter change, injector cleaner (the stuff you put in your fuel to clean your injectors) ..havent changed the leads yet.
thanks guys.