gangstarplaya72

so over the last like 2 weeks or so its gotten really cold here below 20* daily and my car has been making noise it almost sounds like its bottoming out i looked under the car and theres nothing hitting and the car drives fine and all im just curious if anyone else has experience this sound? and if theres anything i can do to stop it

Zander916

Yep.

The sound I hear sounds almost like styrofoam rubbing together. I think it's just the frozen bushings throughout the suspension making a little noise. I probably wouldn't worry about it. If it doesn't go away with warm weather and good undercar washing then I'd be concerned.

Just my opinion....

EDIT: I just wanted to point out - It might seem obvious but not everyone thinks about the obvious. I take extra care not to stress the suspension during cold weather. The bushings and things are more prone to crack since they are not as flexible.

Tone

Yes I noticed it too. The first time it happened my heart kinda dropped

jsscooby

mine does it too

thejobman

same here - Will it be WORSE if i drop my car using eibachs or something?

slowswap

When it's cold, cars make lots of noise. Take it easy on it.

Put name here

Same here...i thought my front bumper was coming off...sounds like a plastic coke bottle got wedged under the front end

boostit2120

ya it happens to me too,but only in cold weather,i was worrie

Zander916

If dropped properly it shouldn't get any worse.

Mine is stock but when I had my RSX-S I bought A-Spec suspension which wasn't a huge drop but it included springs and shocks/struts both. It didn't get any worse than OEM in the cold.
If you just lower it on springs...??? Mmm.... it might get worse. I know I'd definitely take it very easy over bumps in the cold if you do just springs.

Hamrhead

Yep - but only when it's really cold. Once temps get into the 30's it seems to go away.

BYT*SS*TURBO

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I just heard this this morning, I had 4 suitcases in the car and thought I was rubbing the 235's a lil in the back. I did notice tho that it didn't make that noise at all after 10-15mins! Interesting.

kplaya186

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Yep when is very noisy over bumps, but after a while of driving it goes away.

On a side note... Does anybodies car struggle to start when it is below 20*? Mine sounds like it is never going to start, and it just continues to turnover.

Permafried-

Nope; the car has seen temperatures this year well below 20F and it has started every single time without hesitation.

CudaJoe

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If you spread peanut butter all over the bushing it reduces the noise.

kplaya186

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Do you leave yours outside all night?

Permafried-

Very rarely but on the occasions I did (I think twice this winter) it still started fine. My garage isn't insulated either, if the temperature outside is -25C the garage hovers around -15 or so. I'll ask around and see if anyone I know that leaves it outside constantly has had any problems since mine does get shielded from the elements at night the majority of the time .

fredds-turbaltSS

yeahhh i fucken hate it but seems like a normal problem...gah

jpower102

hehe welcome to the club !!

All the previous cars in my sig have done it .. same platform .. (cept the Astra)