E46 Clunking Sound When Changing Gears
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Hey guys,
Thanks for having me on board.
I've got a 2001 E46 328 and had a few recent issues. It's had a recent clutch change and a few fixes done to the propshaft, but since the repair, it's developed a heavy metal clunking sound when engaging gears. It happens more commonly when engaging first gear or reverse, but can happen in second gear, also in third gear but it's less noisy at this point.
It doesn't always happen, but a smoother gear change seems to help, but sometimes when the car is at a standstill and I first engage the gear (1st or reverse), there's one hell of a metal clunking sound.
My mechanic, that I'm not sure whether is trustworthy, seems to think it's the flywheel, but shouldn't he have recognised this when replacing the clutch?
Advice would be greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance
Thanks for having me on board.
I've got a 2001 E46 328 and had a few recent issues. It's had a recent clutch change and a few fixes done to the propshaft, but since the repair, it's developed a heavy metal clunking sound when engaging gears. It happens more commonly when engaging first gear or reverse, but can happen in second gear, also in third gear but it's less noisy at this point.
It doesn't always happen, but a smoother gear change seems to help, but sometimes when the car is at a standstill and I first engage the gear (1st or reverse), there's one hell of a metal clunking sound.
My mechanic, that I'm not sure whether is trustworthy, seems to think it's the flywheel, but shouldn't he have recognised this when replacing the clutch?
Advice would be greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance
If could be the flywheel but I doubt it. And yes it should have been noted when the clutch was changed.
I'd be looking to the Guibo, propshaft bearing or the diff if it were me.
Hopefully it's not the boot floor/RACP but it is a known fault with the E46.
When you say it clunks when you put it into gear at a standstill, is that without even engaging the clutch?
I'd be looking to the Guibo, propshaft bearing or the diff if it were me.
Hopefully it's not the boot floor/RACP but it is a known fault with the E46.
When you say it clunks when you put it into gear at a standstill, is that without even engaging the clutch?
A previous clunk thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
My 330d has made a clunking noise the whole time I've had it, and still does.
This happens when lifting the clutch with the engine on. Very common when setting off but also when changing up at low revs in low gears; if I change from 1st to 2nd at 1500rpm there'll probably be a clunk, but if I do that at 2500rpm it's less likely. I sometimes hear it when flooring it from low revs too. Something's clearly loose somewhere, and maybe if you're at the steeper part of the torque curve that has more of an effect.
I had the prop shaft guibo replaced not long after buying it... that didn't make a huge difference.
Anyway, I've been driving the car for 6½ years now, and it's done it the whole time.
My 330d has made a clunking noise the whole time I've had it, and still does.
This happens when lifting the clutch with the engine on. Very common when setting off but also when changing up at low revs in low gears; if I change from 1st to 2nd at 1500rpm there'll probably be a clunk, but if I do that at 2500rpm it's less likely. I sometimes hear it when flooring it from low revs too. Something's clearly loose somewhere, and maybe if you're at the steeper part of the torque curve that has more of an effect.
I had the prop shaft guibo replaced not long after buying it... that didn't make a huge difference.
Anyway, I've been driving the car for 6½ years now, and it's done it the whole time.
Edited by to3m on Tuesday 29th August 01:09
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