When I'm accelerating I can hear a clicking noise from the engine bay... well that's what it sounds like from inside the car. When I'm sitting on the speed limit 50/60/70 whatever it is at the time I can't hear it.

EDIT: I can't hear it when I just sit there and rev it either so it's only under load that I can hear the noise.

1st guess is CV Joint is on the way out.

Cheers
Aaron

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Yea - does it get worse when on full lock - say doing a u-turn?

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Starlet Conversion:
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At least its clicking & not ticking............
Not a timing chain sorta noise is it?

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

As a paranoia check , how's your oil level ?

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MM - No extra noise on full lock

S850 - Oil level is just over max

If listening closely I can hear it a little when revving the car. Could it be a hole in the exhaust?

Yes...could be a manifold gasket....try dribbling a tiny bit of oil along the top edge of the gasket to see if it blows bubbles....

[edit: don't dribble the oil from your mouth ]

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big end bearing?

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'72 clubbie, 1360,twin hs2,loud.- and currently broken
'06 Ducati Monster S2R 800

Fan touching shroud

or

Alternator bearing

or

Its an A Series....turn the radio up

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football card in the spokes

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It's loud enough already with the weber and exhaust without the radio on... ask adeee

About half way to work today I slowed down for a set of lights and my car started to sound like a VW Beetle at first I thought it was the 4WD pulling up next to me but then I revved the car and realised it was me.

There was no loss of power so I just kept driving to work. Go to work, flipped the front and spotted 2 holes in my extractors

There's supposed to be a bit of metal connecting the 2 pipes but that seems to have disappeared.

One of the holes...


both holes... bit hard to see


the connection from the y-piece to the motor...


So now I'm looking for a replacement.

Bit of weld, she'll be right.

Its a sign that the metal is thin and probably won't last long.

Bought some Loctite exhaust repair and put it on today. Cut up one of last nights cans of 'Beam & coke' into 2 20cm squares (which it says to do), covered the holes then wrapped the repair ribbon/tape around the exhaust. You are supposed to ide the car for 20-30 minutes so that the heat makes the ribbon harden.

This is the result... it's only temporary as I planned to get new extractors anyway.