# 2000 Toyota Tundra 4WD tinny noise **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** tundra-4wd-truck, toyota\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014 "2019-06-25T22:54:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beesnyder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Beesnyder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beesnyder)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014/1 "2019-06-25T22:54:02Z")
I hear a tinny noise when I start the engine and when I am accelerating. It doesn’t last long and unfortunately it is intermittent. It doesn’t always happen. Is this serious? Thank you for your time. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014/2 "2019-06-25T23:44:23Z")
Like little ball bearings in a glass jar? How many miles on this Tundra and what engine? Is the check engine light on? ---
**Author:** ![Beesnyder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Beesnyder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beesnyder)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014/3 "2019-06-26T03:54:59Z")
First off, thanks for replying so quickly. Mileage is 246,000. The check engine light is not on. It sounds like pebbles on metal and only lasts a few seconds. It also makes this sound when I accelerate after turning (which means I am going slowly). It usually makes the sound when I first start it up, but not always. Sent using Hushmail ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 8:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014/4 "2019-06-26T08:55:18Z")
I suspected the mileage was pretty high… 19 years and all. I’d guess the pistons are a rattling a bit given the wear on the engine. Not serious, just a bit annoying. Could also be a broken heat sheild on the exhaust as well. That will get worse so it will be easier to find. Easy to fix, too. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnyder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Beesnyder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beesnyder)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014/5 "2019-06-26T18:15:23Z")
Is the website yours? The reason I ask is because I really liked it. I am a Senior Citizen gal and I found it to be easy to understand and I think the videos are super valuable. My neighbor who thinks he is a mechanic thinks it is the starter. My question to you is if that were true, I would not hear the rattle when I’m driving, right? I would think I would hear the rattle (if it were the starter) when I am turning the ignition on (starting the engine)? I am perplexed-I crawled underneath my truck today and felt no loose parts including the heat shield. Then I started the engine twice and never heard the rattle. What do you suggest? Again, thanks for your time. Sent using Hushmail ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014/6 "2019-06-26T18:42:31Z")
Thanks, Bee, no it is not my website, I am just one of many forum members. > [@Beesnyder](#): > > My neighbor who thinks he is a mechanic thinks it is the starter You know the old comment that a man with a hammer sees everything as a nail? Your neighbor knows how to change a starter so that’s what he thinks it is. If your car is starting OK, then it clearly is not the starter. I suggest you leave it alone until the noise gets worse, if it ever does. I’d also be saving up for a newer truck. Not saying the truck is on its last legs but it is nearer to the end of its life than the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnyder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Beesnyder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beesnyder)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-tundra-4wd-tinny-noise/143014/7 "2019-06-26T23:00:34Z")
I agree with everything you said and I appreciate your feedback. The hammer comment made me laugh. Thank you so much for helping me. I will be in a holding pattern until the noise gets worse or occurs more often. Sent using Hushmail