Q: 2008 suzuki reno

asked by on October 18, 2017

2008 suzuki reno. Sounds like a baseball card in a bike spoke when idle and when accelerating. Does not seem to effect how the car drives though. Its just a noise I have not heard before and would like to solve the problem before it gets worse. If I had to locate it, engine bay more on drivers side. It does seem to go away after i accelerate to about over 30mph (or I cant hear it after that). It is constant too, even when in neuteral.

My car has 102000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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