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1998 SUBARU IMPREZA
110,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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GEORGEK
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i have a 1998 impreza and when i start it the car rattles for about 8 minutes until it warms up then is fine rattling sounds like metal hitting each other... any ideas??
Jan 21, 2011 at 4:46 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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When it's cold, take a rubber mallot and tap on the exhaust system to see if it is something loose in the exhaust system such as the catalytic converter, muffler, resinator...
Feb 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM
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