Why do things keep happening to my car

"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy) 02/03/2017 at 12:09 • Filed to: None

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Was driving along, heard a clunk from my transmission, went to shift into fifth and the moment I moved the stick right, horrible grinding noises, still goes in gear and works, but going into third and fifth grinds, and if I put any pressure to the right while in any gear, it slightly grinds. It should also be noted this only happens when the rear wheels are moving. 533I e28 for those that might have an answer.

E90M3 > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/03/2017 at 12:12

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Synchros starting to go?

random001 > E90M3 02/03/2017 at 12:19

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I think starting to go was a while ago.

Simple test for this is to try going into those gears while revmatching. If no grinding while matching, likely synchros.

Milky > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/03/2017 at 12:20

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TheBimmerGuy

Why do things keep happening to my car

Nick Has an Exocet > Milky 02/03/2017 at 12:23

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Mitsubishi is #26? Maybe they’ve never seen the cost of trans fluid on the Evo X.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > random001 02/03/2017 at 12:28

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I always rev match, even with the clutch fully egaged, just moving the stick grinds, no noticeable wear in syncros before

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > Milky 02/03/2017 at 12:35

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First I’ll tell you to stop that, and then give you a star

404 - User No Longer Available > Nick Has an Exocet 02/03/2017 at 12:40

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Volume... it’s not like you see an Evo on the street daily.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/03/2017 at 12:40

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Definitely sounds like synchros to me...

I try to rev-match where I can, but I can’t learn heel-toe on my car to do so when under braking as the brake and gas pedal are at poor angles to each other for it (gas is further behind brake) and I have small feet, so it would be hard to reach.

jasmits > 404 - User No Longer Available 02/03/2017 at 12:41

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Or any Mitsubishis at all for that matter

traitor joe > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/03/2017 at 12:47

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I would guess something to do with your shift linkage. If you can, check the transmission mounts and linkage bushings.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/03/2017 at 12:54

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Shift forks maybe.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 02/03/2017 at 12:58

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Yeah I can’t heel-toe either because my gas pedal is also behind my brake

jasmits > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/03/2017 at 13:00

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On an e28?? I would’ve expected the pedals to be similar to the ones in my E36 and it’s easy as cake in that, the gas pedal is literally touching the other side of my foot.

That said, the pedals in my 4Runner are about a mile apart so I can relate to absolutely not being able to heel-toe something.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > jasmits 02/03/2017 at 13:03

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Good, I don’t feel left out now! :P Hyundai wasn’t exactly thinking ‘enthusiast driving’ when they put my Accent together... :D

That being said, it doesn’t handle that badly though, and with a stick (the auto makes it terrible!), the engine is nippy enough for what it is.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > jasmits 02/03/2017 at 13:05

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The gas connects at the floor so only the very top is in line with he brake, it’s very uncomfortable to heel-toe unless my heel is on the brake and toe on the gas, which feels wrong.

diplodicus > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/03/2017 at 13:16

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As far as I know all BMWs use floor mount throttle pedals.
You don’t actually have to use the heel and toe of your foot to heel toe. I use the left side of my on brake and right side of my foot on throttle.

That said I’m fucking terrible at heel toe.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > diplodicus 02/03/2017 at 15:29

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Glad to know that others share my heel-toe struggles

jasmits > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 02/05/2017 at 11:37

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My E36 is the same way, it’s more like left-side right-side than heel-toe but it’s really easy. Just roll your foot over onto the gas to blip it