yurey

Help folks. New to the forum and tuning.
When pressing the gas at low speed and letting go I can hear a crunching noise from mid-front. Sounds like tranny..but I am no mechanic. All opinions welcome.

94civicEX

Does it feel like the transmission is slipping and catching? Is your car auto or manual? Year and mileage?

newgsrdriver

Does the grind increase with RPM?

You say, when letting go, does that mean upon decelleration, you hear a grind? What about acceleration, does it grind as well?

dubcac

Does it sound like a gear grinding type noise, or a metal on metal clanking sound?

yurey

its an auto, 2001 46.5K. its a metal crunching/creaking.
sounds like if you were rubbing a steel cabel on a steel plate.
happens when pressing and letting go of accelerator.

with increased RPM - can't hear...loud engine

does feel like the tranny is slipping and catching...but on an auto..or is that actually why?

94civicEX

Your warranty should be 48 months/ 50,000 miles. Take it to the dealership. That would be your torque convertor catching. Have you checked the fluid?

dubcac

Since you said you only hear it at low speeds, is it because of the torque and jerking of being on and off the gas quickly?

TheOtherDave™

Sounds like a internal problem with the transmission to me.
Get to teh dealership (soon) and have it handled before your warranty expires.

yurey

thanks people. now I have something to tell the dealer. will let ya'll know what it was if they fix it (so far they have not been able to identify any issues unles pointed out specifically.)

thanks.

ps. the issue does occur when pressing and releasing the gas in one motion (no matter quick or slow. that just varies how long I hear the noise)

94civicEX

Make them drive your car with you in it or vice versa.