Grinding metal sound
09-22-2009, 07:50 PM
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Grinding metal sound
This has been going on for a while but had stopped and now is back again worse than ever. Usually in the low RPMs, 2-5k, there's a grinding sound. Like a thousand tiny bits of metal being swirled around. Sometimes it even last into the higher RPMs and is worse when the car is cold. I don't go above 4k before she's warmed up and redline daily. Currently have 45,000 miles 2005 model MT. Any ideas?
09-22-2009, 08:39 PM
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This has been going on for a while but had stopped and now is back again worse than ever. Usually in the low RPMs, 2-5k, there's a grinding sound. Like a thousand tiny bits of metal being swirled around. Sometimes it even last into the higher RPMs and is worse when the car is cold. I don't go above 4k before she's warmed up and redline daily. Currently have 45,000 miles 2005 model MT. Any ideas?
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/please-help-potential-new-owner-question-miac-181950/
09-23-2009, 01:42 PM
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The sound is from the engine bay or transmission. Not the shifter. At work currently so i'll take a listen to that youtube sound clip when I get home to see if it's similiar.
09-23-2009, 07:29 PM
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Definitely sounds a lot a like.. I'll have to see tomorrow if it's coming from the glovebox area. To me sounds like the engine bay.. we'll see.
09-25-2009, 12:44 PM
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I heard the sound in the youtube clip, doesn't sound right. I have a strange whirring/grinding sound also. Does it go away after you push the clutch in? If so it could be your pilot/throw out bearing
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