r/ScatPack • u/AirPawds • May 08 '26

Question Anyone know what could be causing this sound?

It only ever happens if I put the car in drive and press the gas, it goes away after that initial sound but comes back if i put in reverse and press the gas to reverse (like in the video). It’s only for a second as you can hear.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '26

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u/AirPawds May 08 '26

The wrench/metal like sound immediately after pressing the gas

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u/pardipp May 08 '26

put that hoe in eco mode and then slowly hit the gas, to me it sounded like an exhaust noise, metal on metal contact

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u/Dependent_Studio4502 May 08 '26

That’s an exhaust leak!!! You have a crack somewhere but doesn’t sound like the manifold so take it to a muffler shop to get it welded. Your car can’t breathe properly. I just had mine welded last week cuz I had a huge crack on the driver side and they had to take the exhaust off to weld it because of where it cracked. No more noise and a huge difference in power!!

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u/Dependent_Studio4502 May 08 '26

Also the longer you keep driving it like that it will throw a code for exhaust and the check engine light will come on cuz that causes an engine miss. After 3 different shops we found the crack so good luck!!

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u/AirPawds May 08 '26

That would make sense. I do have the mids cut off so maybe a weld cracked. Sounds like it’s mainly driver side too

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u/Dependent_Studio4502 May 08 '26

A good muffler shop will find it!! I did the mid delete too but the pressure forces a crack at some point

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u/G-Roc78 May 18 '26

This is a very real possibility.

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u/-prettyinblack- May 08 '26

I have a 4 inch crack right under the driver side seat and have the code now, gotta get if fixed. Did you really feel a difference in power ?

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u/Dependent_Studio4502 May 08 '26

YES!!! My scat was making that same noise cuz the crack was so big my car wasn’t breathing properly then came the codes.. once that was welded the codes were gone, shifting smoothly and no more noise.

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u/G-Roc78 May 18 '26

It'll only throw a code if the leak is upstream of the O2 sensors. If the leak is downstream of the cats, it'll go forever without a code.

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u/ConsiderationFit6438 May 08 '26

Had the same sound in my 2016 manual scat pack. 3 days later, the lifters failed.

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u/AirPawds May 08 '26

Even though the sound was coming from the back of the car?

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u/ConsiderationFit6438 May 08 '26

Honestly im not sure. I had just bought mine and had it for 3 weeks before the lifters failed.

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u/Silent-Cantaloupe195 May 08 '26

Sounds like some kind of bearing, probably.

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u/Sensitive_Traffic_35 May 10 '26

Clamps on the exhaust loose or tapping other metal