Tin can rattle upon cold start and driving m: UPDATE not wastegate

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Hey guys when I start my gen 2 all of a sudden I will get a tin can rattle upon starting and driving for usually the first 5 minutes. It sounds like there’s a marble inside of a tin can bouncing around. I’ve checked the heat shields but that hasn’t seemed to fix it. Any ideas?
 

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probably need the wastegate spring mod..

mine was quite bad since i got it at 9K miles but i did this last year or something and its been nice and quiet ever since..

a very tinny rattle noise that suddenly disapears after a min or two of warmup..

 

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Hey guys when I start my gen 2 all of a sudden I will get a tin can rattle upon starting and driving for usually the first 5 minutes. It sounds like there’s a marble inside of a tin can bouncing around. I’ve checked the heat shields but that hasn’t seemed to fix it. Any ideas?
I have the same problem on my gen 2 with 37k miles. Just curious, What and where are the heat shields you mention?
 

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Cam Phaser ?​

absolutly not, have you ever hear cam phase during five minutes, and it' s not at all the same noise...
No doubt it 's the waste gate rattle during warm up as said @downforce137
This sound is well known, you can avoid it with the spring, others say don't put the spring, so it's up to you...
 
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So It’s definitely not the wastegate. I did the recommended spring fix. Below is the video I took of the sound. It’s definitely in that area that’s creating the tin can sound. Any ideas?

 
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Did you check al the heat shields and associated band clamps under the truck? I had one let go and it took me a little while to track down.
I checked the clamps under the truck, the sound does go away a bit once things warm up. Are the heat shields all in the engine bay?
 
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