General Maintenance & Repairs - Clunking noise during idle
JF-WS6
03-22-2010, 01:01 PM
Hello,
I hope someone can help me with this. I have a loud clunking noise during idle that i thought for sure was my exhaust hitting. The clucking noise matches the idle of the car. It started right after i had a clutch installed and I've checked everywhere and can not find the exhaust hitting anywhere during idle. While inside the car it sounds like its right under the center console. if I crawl under the car i cant hear it. Could it be a Tranny mount? or motor mounts? I'm lost, please help...... Thanks
oneblackTA2000
03-22-2010, 03:41 PM
I dont know if you have long tubes or not but I had a similar problem. It turned out to be that one of my egr provisions fell off leaving a hole in my header. The damn thing sounded like a dump truck.
JF-WS6
03-22-2010, 05:53 PM
I dont know if you have long tubes or not but I had a similar problem. It turned out to be that one of my egr provisions fell off leaving a hole in my header. The damn thing sounded like a dump truck.
Its like something hitting the floorboard or transmission tunnel near or in the center console area. I'll look into you idea but i've been through the whole exhaust and everything looks tight. Thanks.
oneblackTA2000
03-23-2010, 08:00 AM
Maybe your trans mount has taken a crap, but I wouldn't think that it would be that severe.
Joshiedoom
03-23-2010, 08:20 AM
Motor mounts very possible, but since you said after the clutch install I think a bolt has some loose.
JF-WS6
03-23-2010, 09:48 AM
Motor mounts very possible, but since you said after the clutch install I think a bolt has some loose.
I heard it right when i picked it up from having the clutch put in. I just figured it was the exhaust hitting like it has before after I've had work done. But I've always been able to locate where the noise was comming from. Are you refering to a bolt on the exhaust or Tranny?
Joshiedoom
03-23-2010, 09:53 AM
I heard it right when i picked it up from having the clutch put in. I just figured it was the exhaust hitting like it has before after I've had work done. But I've always been able to locate where the noise was comming from. Are you refering to a bolt on the exhaust or Tranny?
Bolt on the internal components. Exhaust shouldnt be hitting at idle.
JF-WS6
03-23-2010, 12:45 PM
Bolt on the internal components. Exhaust shouldnt be hitting at idle.
The noise goes away as soon as i hit the gas, it definately coincides with the rough idle of the car. if it were a loose bolt inside wouldnt you hear it all of the time?
Joshiedoom
03-23-2010, 12:54 PM
The noise goes away as soon as i hit the gas, it definately coincides with the rough idle of the car. if it were a loose bolt inside wouldnt you hear it all of the time?
Hmm, that is true. Got a video?
JF-WS6
03-24-2010, 09:55 AM
Found the problem. I have a UMI torque arm relocation bracket and the stubb (on the tranny) where the oem torque arm mounted on the transmisson was hitting the relocation bracket during idle. Im not sure why its hitting it now and not before the clutch install, its like the tranny is sitting a little lower. I squeezed a rubber washer between the two and the noise went away. now i just need to figure out what has changed for it to be hitting.
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