I noticed recently that when standing outside my car near the passenger side when the engine is running. I can hear air coming out in short burst from underneath the Z. I was wondering if anybody has ever heard this too and if its normal?

Also I just order some NGK spark plugs and a new air filter is there any other maintenance type stuff. I can do to try and get the Z back to as fast as it was when I first bought it? Cause lately It feels like I need to stomp on the pedal to get it moving. The Z currently has 31000miles on it.

 

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put the car on jack stands and start it to see where the air is actually coming out from. Locate it.

As far as maintenance, you can do spark plugs, air filter, oil change, tranny fluid change, differential fluid change, injectors cleaner, fuel filter change..all of these are pretty easy to change out. The spark plugs might take you awhile because it's really hard to get to. you have to have small hands and fingers to do it quickly.

 

i jear the exact same noise i can hear it in the cabin in the rear i have heard it in other Zs too im not sure its normal it sounds like air hissing it hought it was the speakers but its not

 

i hear a weird noise and i think its comming somewhere in the clutch area because everytime i press on the clutch it noise stops, i dont know if this is the same noise you hear my 07 z has only 10,000 miles and im taking it to the dealer tomorrow morning. you guys know anything about this noise?

 

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ive got an 06 with 12,000 and im having that same clicking sound from around the clutch area.

plan to take it to dealer but let me know if you figure it out.


thanks.

 

the dealer replaced the trans, but for the first few days it wasnt making any noise, the fourth day the noise was back, but not as bad as it was before,
i also noticed that the noise stops after pressing on the clutch a few times and everytime i go back to the dealer it stops making that rattle noise, i hear it everytime i get home from work, my guess is that the noise will be constantly and i will take it back to the dealer when this happens, but for now it makes that noise once in a while.

 

rattling and ticking noise from the transmission is normal. thats just how they are you will never get rid of it. casing is very thin with very little material to deaden the sound. i work on G's daily and they all do it.

 

but, the noise gets loud sometimes, and how come car never made this noise from the time i got it from the dealer to 6000 miles on the car, it just started making the noise after 7000 miles.

Thanks

 

and i've been driving manual for about 10 years now, i dont think im doing anything wrong when i shift

 

i dont know what noise you are talking about exacty so i cant answer that question. Chrystal ball is one of few things i wish i had. whole post was about noise at idle anyway...but form what you are saying now it sound likt its either driver error as far as miss matching rpm or dual-mass flywheel which is known to make a clunking noise when it sticks.

 

I took it to the dealer on several occasions for noise from my transmission. I have a soft rattle, and when I depress the clutch it goes away. My guess is that it's the throwout bearing, nothing serious but noisy. I can hear mine, pretty load, from about 16k to current mileage of 57k. You can hear it well when you pull into the garage.

 

i knew i was not going crazy about this noise, sometimes that soft rattle gets a little loud on my Z

 

if you guys are talking about a clicking noise when you let the clutch out its an axel click. from your rear axel. if you take it to the dealership they should fix it in no more than an hour. hope this helps

 

do you have an 03, i have an 03 had the same problem but the 03s have a history of bad transmissions, i took it in they replaced the GEAR BOX hasnt done it since for 15k miles