so i just got an RX-8, 2004 last week, when the car is idle it seems to be making a "shhh" sound and once i press the clutch it stops. I am wondering if thats is normal or not. i have asked around and some say its normal others, disagree..
i'm wondering what some RX-8 owners have to say about that.
do they just have loud clutch bearings?

daniil,
thanx

 

its perfectly normal.
clutch bearing going bad will make noise when the pedal is pushed in.

 

thanx, thats what i thought but just makin sure...

 

I hear mine doing it too while driving. Don't know about idling never paid attention to it. Never hear it when the clutch is in though.

 

Mine does it when the clutch is out / in neutral, then goes away when I push the clutch in.

 

2004 MT GT. it is normal at rest. goes away with depressing clutch. of course, i need a new engine now at 29k miles--but that's a different story

 

Yup. Mine does the same thing. Seems normal.

 

It's an 04, that's why. I have an 05 with 32k miles and it's still running fine. No problem so far with the engine and the compression.