Question on a weird clutch noise

Yarzy · 09-17-2014, 11:46 AM

Hi everyone, I hope you may be able to help me identify what is going on with my car…if anything. I am a new owner of a 2009 manual sedan and I am hearing something that I am not sure is normal. Here is the best way I can describe it….My driveway has an incline to it with my garage off to the direct right with the driveway going past the garage further up the hill. When I go to park the car in the garage, I actually go past the garage, put the car in neutral, roll back past the garage door and then K turn the car into the garage in order to pull the car in straight.

Here is the issue….when I start to the pull the car into the garage, I am at a slight angle. I am not totally releasing the clutch fully as if I did, I would fly into the garage. With the clutch not fulling released, I slowly pull the car into the garage, again at a slight angle. Once I get into the garage, I push the clutch in all the way to slow down and that is when I hear a more “aggressive” clutch noise, maybe even a pop. I don’t feel anything different, but I notice it for sure. The issue is, once I get into a level surface and straightened out, I can not get the noise to come back…all is quiet. The pop is coming from the front of the car for sure, but I am not sure where.

I am SO sorry for the long rant, but I wanted to explain when I hear and don’t hear this issue.

Any ideas? Thanks!

thekurgan · 09-17-2014, 12:14 PM

When the clutch is out (pedal down), on a level surface, do you hear any abnormal noises? clicking/rattling?

Yarzy · 09-17-2014, 01:40 PM

No, only when I am on that incline with my wheels turned toward the right. Once I am in the garage on a level surface, it seems to go away.

Grail05 · 09-17-2014, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Yarzy

No, only when I am on that incline with my wheels turned toward the right. Once I am in the garage on a level surface, it seems to go away.

your low on your power steering fluid.

Yarzy · 09-18-2014, 09:11 AM

Okay, I will check it out today. So, as an update it looks like this sound happens whenever I am going about 5-10 mph, not at lower speeds. Who knows, maybe this happens all the time but since I am going faster, I can't hear it? I hope I am making sense here. Does this help at all?

Thanks for your help!

09-17-2014, 11:46 AM	#1
Yarzy Enlisted Member 7 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Sedan 6spd Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Bucks County, PA iTrader: (0)	Question on a weird clutch noise Hi everyone, I hope you may be able to help me identify what is going on with my car…if anything. I am a new owner of a 2009 manual sedan and I am hearing something that I am not sure is normal. Here is the best way I can describe it….My driveway has an incline to it with my garage off to the direct right with the driveway going past the garage further up the hill. When I go to park the car in the garage, I actually go past the garage, put the car in neutral, roll back past the garage door and then K turn the car into the garage in order to pull the car in straight. Here is the issue….when I start to the pull the car into the garage, I am at a slight angle. I am not totally releasing the clutch fully as if I did, I would fly into the garage. With the clutch not fulling released, I slowly pull the car into the garage, again at a slight angle. Once I get into the garage, I push the clutch in all the way to slow down and that is when I hear a more “aggressive” clutch noise, maybe even a pop. I don’t feel anything different, but I notice it for sure. The issue is, once I get into a level surface and straightened out, I can not get the noise to come back…all is quiet. The pop is coming from the front of the car for sure, but I am not sure where. I am SO sorry for the long rant, but I wanted to explain when I hear and don’t hear this issue. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Yarzy Enlisted Member 7 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Sedan 6spd Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Bucks County, PA iTrader: (0)	No, only when I am on that incline with my wheels turned toward the right. Once I am in the garage on a level surface, it seems to go away.
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Yarzy Enlisted Member 7 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Sedan 6spd Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Bucks County, PA iTrader: (0)	Okay, I will check it out today. So, as an update it looks like this sound happens whenever I am going about 5-10 mph, not at lower speeds. Who knows, maybe this happens all the time but since I am going faster, I can't hear it? I hope I am making sense here. Does this help at all? Thanks for your help!
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