Weird clunking noise front right passenger wheel.

[Original J-Pat]

I have 123k on my 2014 fiesta st with stock suspension and I will sometimes get this clunking noise. I can go a whole drive and hear nothing and sometimes it's obnoxious like something is loose. I had a trusted mechanic friend look at it and he said it was probably my strut. Visibly I cannot see anything wrong so is that my best bet? He said just to replace them, and I have the cash and probably will do all four and do Bilstein B8's with swift springs since I have the money and wanted a better ride. Anything I'm over looking?

 

[TyphoonFiST]

I have 123k on my 2014 fiesta st with stock suspension and I will sometimes get this clunking noise. I can go a whole drive and hear nothing and sometimes it's obnoxious like something is loose. I had a trusted mechanic friend look at it and he said it was probably my strut. Visibly I cannot see anything wrong so is that my best bet? He said just to replace them, and I have the cash and probably will do all four and do Bilstein B8's with swift springs since I have the money and wanted a better ride. Anything I'm over looking?

Passenger side Engine Mount top Bolt likes to break if its still an OEM mount*

 

[Fiestig]

If it makes the noise when turning (right mostly if I recall) into an incline driveway, it will be your sway bar bushings which do wear and will cause a random "clunk".

 

[pixelzombie]

I had a clunking noise on mine and it was the sway bar links.

 

[Original J-Pat]

Passenger side Engine Mount top Bolt likes to break if its still an OEM mount*

I would be able to see it though, right?

 

[Original J-Pat]

If it makes the noise when turning (right mostly if I recall) into an incline driveway, it will be your sway bar bushings which do wear and will cause a random "clunk".

I think you and pixelzombie might be right because I can't see the endlinks unless I jack the car up.

 

[Original J-Pat]

I had a clunking noise on mine and it was the sway bar links.

You and Fiestig might be getting me somewhere. Also alot cheaper to fix.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

I would be able to see it though, right?

It's sordove under the coolant reservoir * So it's not put in the open.

 

[Fiestig]

Sway bar end links and bushings are both very simple cheap fixes. If you do the sway bar bushings (which you should do anyway if you do the end links) be sure to get swivel head ratchet. It makes sway bar bushings a 15-20min job

 

[JSWhaler]

If it’s only when you turn- consider looking at your hub bearing.

 

[Original J-Pat]

If it’s only when you turn- consider looking at your hub bearing.

Turning doesn't bring it on more so when the road gets bumpy. With that said it's been a pretty bumpy ride some days and I don't hear it at all.

 

[Original J-Pat]

It's sordove under the coolant reservoir * So it's not put in the open.

I checked all those bolts, and they look fine so I'm guessing the best guess from everyone else on the sway bar links is probably my problem.

 

[Original J-Pat]

To update this replaced front sway bar links and noise is still present. Bought b6 struts for all around and swift springs. Doing all corners since I'm at 125k on the second engine.

 

[Fiestig]

As stated previously: Replace sway bar bushings. I have been through the same battle. Don't do anything else until you exhaust the cheap and easy fix.

 

[Original J-Pat]

As stated previously: Replace sway bar bushings. I have been through the same battle. Don't do anything else until you exhaust the cheap and easy fix.

Dumb question but where exactly are those?

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Dumb question but where exactly are those?

They go Around the sway bar with a metal strap bolted to the Engine cradle* next to the steering rack on both sides.

 

[Fiestig]

First time is a pain because it takes some understanding on how to get to them. Very simple to do especially if you have a swivel head ratchet. From under the car look at the top/rear of the front subframe and you will see them. Alternatively you can also see them clearly with the front wheels off and the endlinks disconnected

 

[Original J-Pat]

I replaced that too and nothing. I should've have listened to my own assumptions lol. It's the top strut mount bearing on the front passenger wheel. Spent already $1300 in parts to rebuild the whole suspension and now I'm looking at returning it and buying a stock preassembled strut with spring as no shops really want to put it together for me unless they get to put the whole suspension in but they charge way too much for I job I can do myself. Anyways in a predicament now and might just replace the stocks parts for more stock parts as it's a 125k car with like 50k on a new engine so not sure how much it has left on it anyways. Advice would be good in terms of best place to buy a preassembled strut for a good price or if anyone knows someone in SoCal who won't rip me off.