grinding noise

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SHINEKTHOMAS
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low grinding noise coming while accelarating from low speed high gear in my toyota avensis
Jun 11, 2012 at 9:42 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Low speed and high gears do not match. This can result in vibrations, pinging (which should not occur for EFI engines) etc so you need to localise the source. Could be a loose exhaust shield.
Jun 11, 2012 at 10:11 AM
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