On the road with my Fit this morning...about 30 miles from home.
I exit the interstate after a 85 mph drive for a half hour. Car is making a loud vibration noise as I pull into the closest gas station. Every time I give it over 1/4 throttle..it sounds like something is scraping in time to the rpms. Clutch is working good, but the first thing I think of is that it's the original with 235K miles. (throw-out bearing?)
Checked the oil and looked for any leaks underneath. Seeing nothing...I limp it home on back roads. Every time I give it any gas the noise gets louder.
I get it home and start looking better under the hood...can't find anything looking wrong.
Decide to put it up on the lift.....
Cat shield hanging on by one bolt...twisted all the way up and over the exhaust!
If it hadn't been forced upwards...I doubt it would have vibrated so bad.
I broke it completely off by just twisting it. Car is quiet again.
