M3wannabe
05-17-2006, 12:10 PM
With the clutch pedal PRESSED IN, there's no noise other than the engine and what I think is a noisy alternator ......
When I release the clutch..... it sounds like the gearbox has no oil in it. It goes from "nothing" to "KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" and stays like that. I believe it gets louder after driving for a while, but its hard to judge.
It could be a thrust bearing...... or it could be the "first motion shaft" (or whatever the guy called it)..... but either way it sounds like i'm driving a 70's Toyota. This is hardly the prestigious sound people expect to hear from a nice black BM, but it's there alright.
Anybody else experienced this..... or more so, know how to fix it semi-properly at home?
I'm happy to get my hands dirty, but you can forget the idea of me dropping the gearbox out until the thing siezes up on me. :rolleyes:
Pretty sure that my only hope is to try a thicker oil.
When I release the clutch..... it sounds like the gearbox has no oil in it. It goes from "nothing" to "KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" and stays like that. I believe it gets louder after driving for a while, but its hard to judge.
It could be a thrust bearing...... or it could be the "first motion shaft" (or whatever the guy called it)..... but either way it sounds like i'm driving a 70's Toyota. This is hardly the prestigious sound people expect to hear from a nice black BM, but it's there alright.
Anybody else experienced this..... or more so, know how to fix it semi-properly at home?
I'm happy to get my hands dirty, but you can forget the idea of me dropping the gearbox out until the thing siezes up on me. :rolleyes:
Pretty sure that my only hope is to try a thicker oil.
