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Funny.... There was a post on E46Fanatics today that read almost
exactly the same as this.
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Are there any sub-frame braces on the B15? I had a symptom like this
on my E46 and was unsuccessful the first time I tried to find the
problem. The second time, I found it by accident. I bumped the
sub-frame brace and it was loose! I tightened it up and viola! The
noise went away.
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I might also think about engine mounts. Remember the B13 buzz when the
passenger mount starts to sag? In this case, backing or going slowly
could possibly be causing enough engine movement to create an
intermittent clunk.
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Geo
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Good luck.
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---- Jim Wright <wrightj@apple.com> wrote:<br><br>=============<br>Hey
all. Got an issue that just started in my '06 Spec V. Kinda hard to
describe, kind of a single 'clunk' noise at odd times. I might hear it
backing out of the driveway, going slow down the street, but can't
hear it when going at highway speed. Tried to listen with the windows
down, but still couldn't pinpoint it. Definitely coming from the
front, can't decide which side, seems very close to the firewall.
Seems to happen when speed changes (something shifting?), but not
really tied to the transmission shifting, or bumps.<br><br>I've
checked the front struts and what suspension I could access, nothing
seemed out of place. Had tires and front brakes put on at the
beginning of the month, shop did an inspection and didn't find
anything (I didn't ask them to investigate), dealer did an oil change
and a slightly better inspection last week (again didn't ask them to
investigate) and nothing was mentioned except a leaking rear strut and
a cracked serpentine belt (what fun those are to replace!).<br><br>Changed
the rear strut, still hearing the noise. Motor mounts look good, car
has under 50k miles. Thoughts from the gallery?<br><br>+----------------------------------------------------------------------+<br>The
mailing list home page is http://www.se-r-list.org/<br>To modify your
subscription, go to http://www.se-r-list.org/mailman/listinfo/se-r<br>
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