Cascade Crew

fiveoformula · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:27 pm Post subject: Noise!

Trying to diagnoise this noise my car is making, it seems to be coming from the transmission, its most noticable when you start the car warm after its been sitting a few minutes, but I can also hear it when the car is close to a wall like in a drive-thru... Its like a ticka-ticka-ticka (best way to descibe it)
Anyway it's really annoying, I know what engine ticks sound like, Im pretty sure it isn't that, you really hear it under the car by the trans, could this be the torque converter?

fiveoformula · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject:

Oh and it stops when you put it in gear.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject:

It's God telling you to hurry up with the T5 swap already.

iansane · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject:

My friends Heep with a 2.8 made that sound when the flexplate cracked. I'm outta here

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject:

fiveoformula · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:

I got under there and didn't see a crack, I even tried tightening the torque converter bolts but the noise still persists. Mad

It makes me want kill something Shocked

iansane · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:44 am Post subject:

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:26 am Post subject:

They do crack.

Is it louder on one side than the other?

blue89 · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:22 am Post subject:

I had the flex plate in my S10 break twice! Ended up being a cable got squished inbetween the tranny and engine when the engine was replace. Ripped the entire middle of the flexplate out where the crank bolts are. I have a picture somewhere of that.

Sounds like the tranny though. You may want to unbolt the torque converter though and see if you can see if the flexplate is good.

fiveoformula · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject:

Im starting to think it could be cracked, I think it got louder after I tightened the torque converter bolts the other day.. Mad

Thinking tightening them may have made a bigger crack?
I can't tell if its for sure louder on either side, if anything driver's side.

What would that tell you Paul?

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:51 am Post subject:

Ruling in or out an exhaust leak. Razz

fiveoformula · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:17 am Post subject:

Lol
You always go for the exhaust leak!

lostinconformiti · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:30 am Post subject:

i have to say paul is right, make sure its not an exhaust leak before you tear the whole thing apart, because A: its a PITA to take that all apart and that not be the problem and B: header bolts back out, studded or not they still will back out. i mean i thought i had some really chattery lifters a couple times and i was wrong it was my exhaust manifold bolts. just a thought...

fiveoformula · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject:

Definetly, I checked header bolts as I do periodically anyway. Its more of a tick/rattle, not like a constant sound like noisy valvetrain or an exhaust leak.
Im pretty sure it'll all be gone by the time I get a T5 in....

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

fiveoformula · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:17 am Post subject:

You are indeed right. I wish it was.. oh well. Im ready to do my own shifting. Very Happy

iansane · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:35 am Post subject:

You jack it up and stick your hand down by the welds of the Y-ish pipe and such to feel for a pinhole leak somewhere?