# Sand shifting noise under seat when turning **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** lancerevolution, mitsubishi\ **Created:** [March 25, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426 "2018-03-25T21:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam\_Harris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Adam\_Harris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Adam_Harris)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426/1 "2018-03-25T21:28:50Z")
So, I recently bought a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, 2008. It’s a great motor and is mint. However, every time I turn, there seems to be something shifting around under the passenger side bucket seat. The only way I can describe it is sandbags being tossed around. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426/2 "2018-03-26T00:46:40Z")
Remove the seat, and then drive the vehicle while someone in the back seat observes what happens. Tester ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426/3 "2018-03-26T02:29:13Z")
Tap the cataylitic converter with a rubber mallet and see if you get a similar sound. ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Harris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Adam\_Harris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Adam_Harris)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426/4 "2018-03-26T19:14:01Z")
I think I found it. They seem to be tiny grey plastic balls. Any knowledge where the came from? ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Harris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Adam\_Harris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Adam_Harris)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426/5 "2018-03-26T19:19:23Z")
![20180326_201704](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/9/96ba8d7b5b14db6b4346afca2b2bf4937a99c4df.jpg) This is a pic with a 5p coin for scale. ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Harris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Adam\_Harris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Adam_Harris)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426/6 "2018-03-26T19:49:57Z")
Hey there. Turns out it was a load of those tiny plastic or metal ball bearings under the carpet. Luckily there were a few slots in the carpet here and there and managed to get my vacuum down there and pick it all up. Now it is silent when I turn hard into a bend. It wasn’t the cat converter but you made me see how rusty it is and how it’s not going to pass the MOT. Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sand-shifting-noise-under-seat-when-turning/114426/7 "2018-03-26T19:50:33Z")
They look like air gun pellets. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/f505ab5873983db4e9795793568e836dc81a4f56.jpg) Tester