Lately i have been hearing a fairly loud clunk noise when i put the Z into first at a stop. It is loud enough to be heard over a quiet radio level. Has any one else experienced this?

 

YEAH!!!!!!! I GET THAT TOO! I'm taking it to be serviced wed. I'll let you know how it turns out!

 

i smell new trannys.........

 

Yeah I had that too.....Gotta use the clutch more....

 

You're right, if you don't feather the clutch enough, you can cause clunking. This isn't what we're talking about though. We're saying after 1st gear is engauged, right as we're disengauging it to stop at a stop sign, it clunks. So the clutch goes in, and the tranny clunks with the cluth all the way in. As far as I know, it's not normally for a tranny to clunk just because you depres the clutch...

 

i am hoping for good news, but if they are replacing the tranny i suppose i could slip in a Jun flywheel and some other goodies for real cheap.

 

Yeah, happens to me once in a while, but it's not frequent. My old MR-2 used to do that when cold.

-- Mark

 

I have the same problem too!
Please update us on what the dealer is responding to it, it is very annoying.

Gary

 

Well, the dealer said they could not reproduce the problem. BUt I drove 30 miles to get there, and my engine was bery warm. By the time they were done looking at my car, the engine was still warm. I urge you guys to bring it in and have it checked out. If the dealers find anything, post it here, so we can notify our local dealers.


phile

 

I'll bring it in for my first oil change in the next 2 weeks, my dealer is within 5 km of my neighbourhood, I'll post any results here.

Gary

 

Thanks, I hope we get somewhere!

 

Has anyone found out anything on the tranny clunking issue?

 

Not yet, didn't visit the dealer last time due to they told me 2000km is not a scheduled maintence. Will go in mid-june instead.

Gary