So if I turn my engine off in neutral (manual) with my clutch out it rattles and clunks (DW's heard it) , but with the clutch in is no sound..what up wid dat?!
So if I turn my engine off in neutral (manual) with my clutch out it rattles and clunks (DW's heard it) , but with the clutch in is no sound..what up wid dat?!
Sounds like lightweight flywheel noise.
All E46s I have driven do that. My ZHP does it and my dads old M3 did as well. Not sure what it is though
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Stathi
Flywheel or input shaft.
I did a ton of research on this when I first bought my ZHP because the sound was driving me crazy.
I read numerous posts where the owner brought the car to a mechanic or called a BMW tech and they were all told the same thing- flywheel or input shaft (some posts listed one as the likely source of the sound, some the other) and that it's completely normal.
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Funny because when I first bought the car, I noticed the sound too. But now, I can't hear it even if I'm listening for it...
The sound was a very muted replica of what the lightweight flywheel sounded like in the E30. In that car, it rattled and chattered like you wouldn't believe, and made it sound like something was broken. IN the ZHP, it was very muted, and just barely audible.
I dont really ever hear it, as I usually leave the car in gear when parking
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There's really no way to fix it as far as i know. I had the throwout bearing replaced cause i thought that was the cause. It has reduced the noise slightly, but not worth the 500 for part and labor for that small amount of noise.
Thanks for the feedback guys. I can move on to other stuff now.
I was worried about it at first too, and told my mechanic about it. He said it was normal, so I've just made it a habbit of depressing the clutch peddal when turning the car off, it makes the rattle go away.
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