Notices

clacking sound when engine breaking

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 03:23 PM
  #1  
Tiresomejunk's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
From: North Carolina
clacking sound when engine breaking

Does anyone else hear a clacking sound when engine breaking? Just want to know if it's normal.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 04:47 PM
  #2  
stfuad's Avatar
Evolving Member
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 383
Likes: 0
From: Syracuse, NY
I'd imagine hearing clacking and other sounds would be normal if your engine was breaking... If you meant braking otoh, no.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 05:20 PM
  #3  
Tiresomejunk's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
From: North Carolina
No it sounds like a bicycle that has those stupid wheel flappers on the spokes that clack. That what it sounds like when I engine brake.
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 06:47 AM
  #4  
richardjh's Avatar
Evolved Member
 
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,447
Likes: 14
From: Australia
Get thee to a good mechanic!

Rich
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 07:23 AM
  #5  
Tiresomejunk's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
From: North Carolina
Originally Posted by richardjh
Get thee to a good mechanic!

Rich
Is it serious? It's like a fan trying to engine brake is that what it is?
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 07:28 AM
  #6  
06MRV8Killer's Avatar
Evolved Member
15 Year Member
iTrader: (28)
 
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,618
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Post a video if you can, when engine braking in any car I have owned if it be 125hp civic or my 500whp Evo I have never once hear a noise that would depict what you are saying you hear but a video would help out tremendously.

I would also say since I have never heard anything like that, that there is probably something wrong.

On a final note, stop engine braking and learn how to rev match if you can to take the strain off the drivetrain etc...
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 07:48 AM
  #7  
richardjh's Avatar
Evolved Member
 
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,447
Likes: 14
From: Australia
Note: Our rev matching is done by Terminator Cyberdyne Skynet Sentient Transmission (TC-SST).

Rich
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 09:06 AM
  #8  
Veronica's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,624
Likes: 33
From: Chesapeake Beach, MD
Originally Posted by richardjh
Note: Our rev matching is done by Terminator Cyberdyne Skynet Sentient Transmission (TC-SST).

Rich
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 01:29 PM
  #9  
06MRV8Killer's Avatar
Evolved Member
15 Year Member
iTrader: (28)
 
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,618
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Originally Posted by richardjh
Note: Our rev matching is done by Terminator Cyberdyne Skynet Sentient Transmission (TC-SST).

Rich


Goes to show you how much I have read about the Ralliart Lancers... Never driven one either so the whole engine braking thing only made sense to me with it being manual and not the SST.

Now that this has been brought to my attention, OP, definitely get it checked out because something is wrong.

Or its the old lady's cat from down the street hanging on for dear life
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 02:03 PM
  #10  
RazorLab's Avatar
EvoM Guru
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 14,094
Likes: 1,092
From: Mid-Hudson, NY
Mine does it, all the SST's I've been in do it to some extreme. 1st and 2nd mostly. It's subtle but it is the plates clacking around...
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 02:16 PM
  #11  
Tiresomejunk's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
From: North Carolina
Ok and yes it definitely does it in 1st and 2nd gear. Thanks razorlabs for confirmation. What plates click like that exactly. Just trying to learn.
Reply




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:04 AM.