[slubu]

When I am in neutral, with the clutch not depressed, my engine sounds like a mini-helicopter. When I depress the cluth, the noise goes away. I have 6MT. You cannot hear it over the radio or when the engine is being used (i.e. I am moving). Is this normal for the engine to sound different/louder when the clutch is not engaged and you are in idle?

Also, there are tiny shudders every so often from my car. I've already had my fuel pump replaced to the new model. If any of that helps. Thanks in advance for any suggestions/thoughts.

[sdeprima]

The noise is normal. Its just chatter from the flywheel when in neutral. You depress the clutch, the flywheel disengages, the chatter stops. You put it in gear, the flywheel engages the transmission, the chatter stops. No worries.

About the idle, my car does it also. Never had the fuel pump replaced, but every once in a while, at idle, my car's rpms will stumble for like a second and then go back to normal. Not sure if this is what you are talking about, but I'm not sure if it is a problem or not.

[slubu]

Originally Posted by sdeprima

The noise is normal. Its just chatter from the flywheel when in neutral. You depress the clutch, the flywheel disengages, the chatter stops. You put it in gear, the flywheel engages the transmission, the chatter stops. No worries.

About the idle, my car does it also. Never had the fuel pump replaced, but every once in a while, at idle, my car's rpms will stumble for like a second and then go back to normal. Not sure if this is what you are talking about, but I'm not sure if it is a problem or not.

That's good to know. The first part is exactly what I am talking about. The second, on the shudders, my rpm's do not move, the car just slightly shudders every 10 sec or so during idle.

[Bubbles]

First clutch? How many miles?

[slubu]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

First clutch? How many miles?

Yes, about 4k.