Rattling under driver seat

[jgraham95]

Hi there was wondering if any1 had come across this prob b4.

When the car is idle there is a rattling noise that sounds like its coming around  the drivers seat. When I rev it slightly the noise goes away but if I continue to accelerate it comes back. It seems to b slot more notcable around the 1-2.5k rev mark. It seems to bd getting worse the more I drive.

Any suggestions on what it could b?

Cheers for ny n all help

[neil_jdmr]

Heat sheild on the exhaust/cat, get under the car and bend it out of the way or repair/replaced and snapped bolts.

[SiH]

Have you got the OEM cat? As above, heat shield, or the cat has crapped out.

[jgraham95]

hy sorry for the late reply. It look like indeed the cat. however before i got the chance to sort it it fell out. now i noticed there is a wire holding the shield on still tho the rest is totally loose. is this the lambda sensor?

another snag is just after it fell off while i was driving i went over a speed bump, heart the shield scrape then a second later the whole engine, power stearing and breaks cut off. Do you think this is due to the wire being pulled out slighty?