Listening noises from your car frequently is never reassuring, so hearing noises on your Mitsubishi L200 suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be worrying. This indicator may be a sign of a small problem as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. Whatever the case, it is essential to check the source and take the necessary actions to solve the problem, it is with this aim in mind that we wanted to write this content to help you see more clearly. We will first see the possible causes for a crack when the speed bump passes, after that, what can be the cause of a squeaking noise when a speed bump is being passed and finally what to do if you have another noise when a speed bump is passed.
Suspension cracking noise Mitsubishi L200
Check Mitsubishi L200 suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Mitsubishi L200, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the origin of it. Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are outdated, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its job during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the problem that concerns you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you go over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them quickly or you may ruin other parts and have to make more important fixes.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Mitsubishi L200 suspension noise” and the suspension is not the cause of your problem, it may be that the cardan shaft is responsible. Indeed, when the cardan bellows get old and the dirt/dust amasses inside them their functions is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a noise when they are in torsion. To check this, you can try both types of torsion, first vertical with suspension compressions on the speed bump passages, and horizontal when you are going to make a turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two conditions you should consider swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Mitsubishi L200, don’t hesitate to visit this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you know a suspension noise when your Mitsubishi L200 passes over a speed bumps, it is plausible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Simply like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you adjust direction. If this is the case, the parts that may have been broken by usual wear and tear or impacts (e. g. sidewalks). The steering hinges, the stabilizer bar hinges. can be the origins of your noises, to check it, place it under the vehicle and apply twists on each of its elements to check that there is no particular play on one of them, they are meant to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Mitsubishi L200 to your auto technician or swap them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Mitsubishi L200
Check the stabilizer bar
If, alternatively, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you go over a speed bump with your Mitsubishi L200, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can generate this squeaking noise. Remember to check by going under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will indicate if there is friction. Second possible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and create noise, in which case take them out from the cradle and grease them, this should fix the problem.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last point that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, in fact, these silentblocks operate as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the car, a evident weakness of these will make a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may happen that a squeaking noise occurs when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Mitsubishi L200. To swap them go to your auto technician.
Other speed bump noise Mitsubishi L200
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t find the source of the noise your Mitsubishi L200 makes when you pass a speed bump, we encourage you to refer to this content on a loud noise on Mitsubishi L200 or to visit your auto technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Mitsubishi L200 and discover this problem.
