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skyline26 06-04-2013 05:27 PM

clunking sound when shifting
 
08, auto, 76,000kms or 47,000miles..i hear this clicking/clunking sound when i shift out of Park to any gear P R D, hear it through all of them...there was never a noise before but im just wondering if this is normal? maybe tranny fluid needs changing?

donbrew 06-04-2013 05:35 PM

ATF would not cause anything like that.

Before what? You have done lots of modding, many that could cause the clunk. Exhaust pipes, motor mounts, trans mounts, there is a bracket between the trans and the engine, could be CV/axles, could be struts/springs/mounts, forgetting to tighten a bolt or 2.

skyline26 06-04-2013 05:39 PM

i have done exhaust work but i cant see that making a clunking sound as i switch through the gears standing still

donbrew 06-04-2013 05:44 PM

The engine moves when the gears switch, thusly moving the exhaust system around. That's why I included mounts.

skyline26 06-04-2013 05:46 PM

so your saying mounts are going?

firemangeorge 06-04-2013 05:49 PM

First thing. You need to find precisely where the noise is located.
With a helper, one of you place it in and out of gear while the other locates the area where the noise is. Get back here when you have a better location narrowed down.

A broad guess. If you've changed or altered the exhaust, it could be hitting something when the engine torques or moves within the engine mounts.

B.Diggity 06-04-2013 06:38 PM

Does it clank when ur car shifts gears?
If not, then id assume its a tranny issue. Mounts could be, but do some hard pulls, if no noise, i couldnt see it being the mounts, but i could be wrong. If u have a dipstick check it and see if it smells burnt or looks foul.

skyline26 06-04-2013 06:46 PM

im noticing it now with the warmer weather out and plus i did exhaust work but everything bolted up fine and firm no fitment issues...but i gota look into it more deeply..
its automatic so when im going thur p r n d i l it clanks on everyone one of them

skyline26 06-20-2013 04:23 PM

still have the sound..and the mounts checked out to be fine still...im now worried its the tranny..aaannddd i think my drivetrain warranty just ended lol yay

firemangeorge 06-20-2013 05:04 PM


Originally Posted by skyline26 (Post 709586)
still have the sound..and the mounts checked out to be fine still...im now worried its the tranny..aaannddd i think my drivetrain warranty just ended lol yay

OK, the mounts appear to be fine. What about the other suggestions? We can't help you, if you don't help us with some info.


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