Clutch Noise??

Bullet · 07-01-2009, 12:29 AM

I have had my 335i coupe for a few months now and only have about 3500 miles but everytime i engage or disengage my cluth theres a strange noise? Is this just something that happens or should i take it to bmw??

jaceaholic · 07-01-2009, 01:39 AM

just bring it in you are still under warrenty.. just to be on the safe side...

Dr.phuOnger? · 07-01-2009, 11:29 AM

its probably the noise from the clutch disengaging and blah blah i told them same thign and they said its normal but u can bring it in and ask them anyways

Duke · 07-01-2009, 11:53 AM

Blah. Mine makes a hideous noise too...

200Duece · 07-01-2009, 12:29 PM

hooraayy Clutch Chatter!!!

satakal · 07-01-2009, 12:45 PM

do you get a faint "clunk"?

Bullet · 07-23-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by satakal

do you get a faint "clunk"?

YEAA thats the exact noise

zsapphire7 · 07-23-2009, 08:19 PM

Soooo.. i had this noise for a long time. Ive noticed it more when i put in the LSD but.... i just took my car back from the shop and had the rear subframe bushings replaced to M3 ones....

The sound is GONE! I used to have to shift lightly to avoid that "clunk" but now i can just drop the clutch and its not there anymore... Ill have to test the car out some more but its gone...

Another thing i did was tighten the drive shaft bolt to the diff and that did reduce the noise a little bit before the subframe bushings.

lamia2super · 07-23-2009, 08:55 PM

take it in. I know I had something like that and it was my differential that was messed up. Their was something loose in the differential that messed everything up

Bullet · 07-26-2009, 08:52 PM

i brought it in but at Irvine bmw they said it was ok...

satakal · 07-27-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullet

YEAA thats the exact noise

I get a really hard to hear clunk when I put it in 1st at stop lights. I don't hear it any other time than that. I'm confident that everything is fine and working as intended. I kinda like the sound. It's the sound of "positive engagement".

While we're being auto-hypochondriacs... anyone get a 6th gear whine? In 6th, coasting down hill at about 35mph? 5th doesn't make noise. 6th does.

Bullet · 07-28-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by satakal

I get a really hard to hear clunk when I put it in 1st at stop lights. I don't hear it any other time than that. I'm confident that everything is fine and working as intended. I kinda like the sound. It's the sound of "positive engagement".

While we're being auto-hypochondriacs... anyone get a 6th gear whine? In 6th, coasting down hill at about 35mph? 5th doesn't make noise. 6th does.

lol yea i guess we are.. its my baby what can i say?

PeteM6 · 07-28-2009, 12:51 AM

I hear it too!! I only hear it when I press in the clutch to change
to second, third, and forth. I have 1600 miles an it started when I have 500 miles.
I

bucktown · 07-28-2009, 02:56 AM

when my car was in neutral, clutch disengaged, there was a slight rattle. i thought it was a heat sheild or something like that. no ill affects while driving but i took it in anyways. bmw replaced the tranny on mine....

campbelly · 10-06-2009, 11:30 AM

mines more of a squeaking when i disengage the clutch pedal slower than normal..very annoying...but ya i do get a giant clunk noise sometimes when engaging the clutch sometimes..like sounds like a metal clunk then followed by some shaking..its always done it so i figured it was normal,,,i think its disengaging when the engine is still revving and its just the sound of it letting go that you hear sometimes

JoeyBananaz18 · 10-06-2009, 12:01 PM

lets say im coming up to a red light and im in first going around 10-15MPH. i'll step on the clutch to put it into neutral. when i step on the clutch i hear a very small clunk noise.
is it doing damage to the clutch?

satakal · 10-06-2009, 12:27 PM

Its fine. You're doing everything right. Maybe the German BMW engineers don't have hearing as good as their American customers?

willybeen · 04-29-2010, 08:20 AM

I notice a slight clunk when i slip the clutch while shifting gears.... its noticed at the very end of the clutch engagement.. (maybe last inch of the clutch pedal being let out) if i keep my foot off the gas and slowly let the clutch out, there isnt any noise or clunk feeling.

That being said its been doing this since i got the car, almost felt like u-joints from an old truck of mine, this car was a cpo car that I bought from the dealer a month ago and currently has just under 30k miles...

its still under warranty.

Thoughts?

EDIT: 2007 335i sport, 6spd, all options...

zsapphire7 · 04-29-2010, 11:43 AM

sounds normal to me. Just make sure its not actually slipping while your not on the clutch at all..

willybeen · 04-29-2010, 03:34 PM

no definitely not slipping at all when fully engaged... clutch feels strong and still chirps the tires when I get a bit overzealous.

mikeith · 06-24-2011, 07:01 PM

Bringing this back from the dead but mine does this and it drives me NUTS! it feels like a broken or loose drivetrain and the dealer said it's perfecty normal! I'll try the m3 sub bushings because that was my first guess then go from there

PeteW84 · 06-24-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeith

Bringing this back from the dead but mine does this and it drives me NUTS! it feels like a broken or loose drivetrain and the dealer said it's perfecty normal! I'll try the m3 sub bushings because that was my first guess then go from there

Well, your dealer is completely right. That clunk noise is normal, nothing loose in the drivetrain. Get used to it.

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zsapphire7 Colonel 104 Rep 2,368 Posts Drives: 08 e92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (21)	Soooo.. i had this noise for a long time. Ive noticed it more when i put in the LSD but.... i just took my car back from the shop and had the rear subframe bushings replaced to M3 ones.... The sound is GONE! I used to have to shift lightly to avoid that "clunk" but now i can just drop the clutch and its not there anymore... Ill have to test the car out some more but its gone... Another thing i did was tighten the drive shaft bolt to the diff and that did reduce the noise a little bit before the subframe bushings.
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Bullet Major 55 Rep 1,069 Posts Drives: 09 e92 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So cal iTrader: (6)	i brought it in but at Irvine bmw they said it was ok... __________________ Cobb // Helix // BMS // E9X Picture game: 1
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PeteM6 Second Lieutenant 33 Rep 243 Posts Drives: 2015 M5 CP Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (2)	I hear it too!! I only hear it when I press in the clutch to change to second, third, and forth. I have 1600 miles an it started when I have 500 miles. I
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bucktown Private First Class 9 Rep 149 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: edmonton alberta canada iTrader: (0)	when my car was in neutral, clutch disengaged, there was a slight rattle. i thought it was a heat sheild or something like that. no ill affects while driving but i took it in anyways. bmw replaced the tranny on mine....
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campbelly AC Schnitzel 85 Rep 546 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (3)	mines more of a squeaking when i disengage the clutch pedal slower than normal..very annoying...but ya i do get a giant clunk noise sometimes when engaging the clutch sometimes..like sounds like a metal clunk then followed by some shaking..its always done it so i figured it was normal,,,i think its disengaging when the engine is still revving and its just the sound of it letting go that you hear sometimes __________________
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JoeyBananaz18 Brigadier General 398 Rep 4,084 Posts Drives: metrocard Join Date: May 2009 Location: Whitestone, NY iTrader: (3)	lets say im coming up to a red light and im in first going around 10-15MPH. i'll step on the clutch to put it into neutral. when i step on the clutch i hear a very small clunk noise. is it doing damage to the clutch? __________________ 7/18/09- I pick up my baby- 2009 E92 335i Xdrive, Space Gray over Coral Red. Premium Pkg, Cold Weather Pkg, M-Sport Pkg, 193Ms, Gloss Black grills, Custom Gloss Black Mirrors, Performance shift and E-brake boot, M3 spoiler, Euro fog switch, gloss black interior tim, Coco-Mats (red/black), H&R coilovers, 19'' Alufelgen SF-71s......
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satakal Major 95 Rep 1,476 Posts Drives: e46 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: socal iTrader: (2)	Its fine. You're doing everything right. Maybe the German BMW engineers don't have hearing as good as their American customers?
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willybeen Private 4 Rep 86 Posts Drives: 2006 ZX-10r Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (2)	I notice a slight clunk when i slip the clutch while shifting gears.... its noticed at the very end of the clutch engagement.. (maybe last inch of the clutch pedal being let out) if i keep my foot off the gas and slowly let the clutch out, there isnt any noise or clunk feeling. That being said its been doing this since i got the car, almost felt like u-joints from an old truck of mine, this car was a cpo car that I bought from the dealer a month ago and currently has just under 30k miles... its still under warranty. Thoughts? EDIT: 2007 335i sport, 6spd, all options...
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zsapphire7 Colonel 104 Rep 2,368 Posts Drives: 08 e92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (21)	sounds normal to me. Just make sure its not actually slipping while your not on the clutch at all..
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willybeen Private 4 Rep 86 Posts Drives: 2006 ZX-10r Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (2)	no definitely not slipping at all when fully engaged... clutch feels strong and still chirps the tires when I get a bit overzealous.
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mikeith Lieutenant 35 Rep 450 Posts Drives: 07 E90 335i. TiAG Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: lubbock, tx iTrader: (0)	Bringing this back from the dead but mine does this and it drives me NUTS! it feels like a broken or loose drivetrain and the dealer said it's perfecty normal! I'll try the m3 sub bushings because that was my first guess then go from there
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