# Engine Rattle at Idle **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 12, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-rattle-at-idle/138396 "2019-04-12T23:52:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![prestoney99\_150700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@prestoney99\_150700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/prestoney99_150700)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-rattle-at-idle/138396/1 "2019-04-12T23:52:20Z")
I drive a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. The other day, I managed to overheat my engine pretty badly, and since then when I start it up, the engine rattles a bit. Could anyone please give me a clue as to what might be wrong with it? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-rattle-at-idle/138396/2 "2019-04-13T00:00:58Z")
I see the CEL lit? If so, have the codes been read? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-rattle-at-idle/138396/3 "2019-04-13T03:50:00Z")
Sounds like a misfire of some sort. Check for low compression on one or more cylinders. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-rattle-at-idle/138396/4 "2019-04-13T12:52:23Z")
why did it overheat? did you just get hot and not boil out coolant? you never lost any coolant?