# Engine Problems?!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-problems/19525>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 13, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-problems/19525 "2008-09-13T16:24:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fluteqt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bb73d2/32.png) [@fluteqt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fluteqt)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-problems/19525/1 "2008-09-13T16:24:31Z")

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My car seems to be making a metal scraping sound when the engine is running. It usually only occurs when I step on the gas pedal, whether it is in reverse or drive. Any ideas of what it could be? I cannot see anything visually wrong when I open the hood.

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-problems/19525/2 "2008-09-13T19:49:14Z")

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Does it make the sound at idle? Can you open the hood and get a rough idea of where it’s coming from? How about when going down the road?

Some more details would be helpful.

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**Author:** ![fluteqt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bb73d2/32.png) [@fluteqt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fluteqt)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-problems/19525/3 "2008-09-13T20:35:40Z")

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Yes it has been making the sound at idle as well as when I am driving, and when I open the hood, I cannot see anything that is rattling or scraping that might be producing the sound.