noise from oem flywheel/clutch at idle?
 

Hey guys,

I've got a pretty weird noise at idle coming from what I think is the clutch or flywheel at idle. *sounds like a rotating/grinding. *the noise stops when I depress the clutch pedal. *it's not very noticeable on cold starts, but when the engine warms up, it's fairly loud. *also have a little issue with turning off the car... when I hit the button it just sounds like the engine dies... this car is really pissing me off!

here's a video clip of the noise... bare with it, the first 20 sec or so is nothing... I alternate between depressing the clutch pedal and releasing it. the end of the vid I turn off the car so u can hear that too.

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/a...i/cae12ba0.mp4

Thanks in advance.

tons of threads on this dude. it's normal.

you watched it? I ask because I searched threw a lot of threads, and I found several detailing the clutch grinding noise, I even listened to a few... but I thought this was different... or maybe not...

Seems normal to me. Just about sounds like mine. But hard to tell from a vid.

If you are talking about the "marbles rolling around in the clutch area" sound, yeah.......normal unfortunately. Hopefully this will go away with a twin plate swap or aftermarket clutch, but I won't know until my current clutch is dead or close to it.

Normal! :tup: You want noisy, listen to the dry clutch on my BMW K1200RS, it sounds like a box of rocks.

gee i thought nissan fixed this after they had this problem with the 350z

I listened to the vid and it sounds like my car. it's just how the factory setup sounds. not being rude, it's just how this car is.

Umm, this is an issue? How so?

deff should be a issue nissan should fix because its very loud. even when the windows are up you can still hear it.

Normal.

"normal" in that all our cars have it.

I can't hear ****, next time try pointing the camera at the car instead of a wall.

Is this noise also similar to releasing the clutch too quickly while engaging 1st or 2nd gear and not giving it enough gas? In other words... the marbles rolling around sound, as if the engine were about to die?

I used to have it but after 15k miles it went away

Which? The idle noise the OP was referring to (if in neutral, depress/release clutch) or what I was talking about, engaging 1st or 2nd from stop?

Yeah, your car will keep happily making that noise for many miles to come. :)

LOL. I have just iver 27k now and it still sounds like that. Sometimes it is not really noticable, but I get a little paranoid and start listening for it and it is still there. So I know the car is still good, lol. If your Z is quite, something is wrong or you took some steps to make it that way.

To be clear, are you referring to the OP's original claim of idle noise, or my reference to engaing 1st/2nd from stop? Or maybe BOTH?

The OP.

Your noise (marbles rolling around when almost killing the engine from a stop) *might* be knock, but I'm not sure. There is also that "clunk" when going from 1st to 2nd at low RPM, maybe you are reproducing that same noise by trying to get the car rolling without enough RPM.

I was referring to the OP's clame of idle noise.

It is possible that it is knock, but doubtful. The tranny makes some ill noises, but still normal. It just doesn't like to be quick shifted, but you will have greater success once you become one with the machine, lol.

It better not be knock. Can't be. I noticed that slight noise from day one. It's definitely a transmission sound of some sorts. It only happens when I don't give it enough gas, as I "creep" from a stop, as I remove the clutch. If I give it enough or too much gas, the sound is not there. It sounds like a non-smooth transmission :(

No one else has heard this???

Much like my R1200GS. It produces the strangest noises of anything I've ever ridden/driven. They are all considered "normal". :tup:

I think you're talking about the flywheel noise. Kind of sliding noise and then a clank. The 350Z had the same issue, it's a 2-piece flywheel, so if you let off the gas and engine brake to a low speed in 2nd and then push the clutch in it may "clank" and it will usually make the same noise if the car is cold and you granny-shift it to 2nd.

That is totally normal.

my 09 has the same problem

Get a solid flyeheel and slightly heavier transmission fluid. Most of the noise will go away.

Your idle noises sound normal. My camaro was alot louder (6mt too). I think someone once said it was a noise form the throw out bearing.

The noise at the end does not sound right - when you shut off the car. Mine has no such clunk.

Your car sounds identical to mine, literally. I'm just over 8k miles. My car has always sounded like this.

You guys aint heard nothing yet..

The sound of a Ducati Clutch - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqOr6...eature=related

Yes, that is a normal sound.