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Loud bang
So I know the title is pretty vague however ...
I was driving the MC today, and was just pulling away and shifted in to 2nd. Not giving it any beans just casually pulling off from a standstill.
Went to put more throttle in in 2nd gear after changing to hear an almighty bang - WAY louder than anything I have heard before like the usual diff clunk etc - from somewhere under the car (it definitely was not from the engine).
There was no let up in power, no warning lights, car felt completely fine and did as I continued my (short 1-2 mile) journey home.
Any thoughts on what this is/was?
I was driving the MC today, and was just pulling away and shifted in to 2nd. Not giving it any beans just casually pulling off from a standstill.
Went to put more throttle in in 2nd gear after changing to hear an almighty bang - WAY louder than anything I have heard before like the usual diff clunk etc - from somewhere under the car (it definitely was not from the engine).
There was no let up in power, no warning lights, car felt completely fine and did as I continued my (short 1-2 mile) journey home.
Any thoughts on what this is/was?
2006/56 Z4MC now sold!
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2015/65 F Type R Coupe AWD arrived!
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Loud bang
Somebody threw a rock at your car.
Darn juvenile vandals !
Check for a new dent.
Maybe you missed an object on the road that got kicked up by a tyre.
Maybe a chunk of ice, if it's cold enough over there. You can even catch that from someone going in the opposite direction, or from a roof / wheelwell of another car
Anything hanging down underneath ?
If one of those plastic underbody shields lost a fastener, they can resonate in the wind at certain speeds.
Good luck with that.
Darn juvenile vandals !
Check for a new dent.
Maybe you missed an object on the road that got kicked up by a tyre.
Maybe a chunk of ice, if it's cold enough over there. You can even catch that from someone going in the opposite direction, or from a roof / wheelwell of another car
Anything hanging down underneath ?
If one of those plastic underbody shields lost a fastener, they can resonate in the wind at certain speeds.
Good luck with that.
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I'll second checking the coil springs. I had one fail while I was in the car and it was like a gunshot! Nothing obvious changed while driving, other than the noise, and seeing the snapped rear spring through the spokes of the wheel when I had stopped.
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Don't you mean Eibachs with a set of Bilsteins to match???D4dawg wrote:Good time to get them swapped for a sexy set of H&R
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If the springs check out OK check your right hand engine mount where it bolts to the block. When one of mine broke it made a bang.
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I'd say its a rear spring.
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So quick update.
It wasn't the springs (yay?)
However, it was the centre pipe where it attaches to the right back box. The pipe had sheered just before the connecting bracket.
So new centre pipe time. Goodo.
If anyone knows if a Supersprint Race pipe is a straight fit to an RPi backbox, holla!
It wasn't the springs (yay?)
However, it was the centre pipe where it attaches to the right back box. The pipe had sheered just before the connecting bracket.
So new centre pipe time. Goodo.
If anyone knows if a Supersprint Race pipe is a straight fit to an RPi backbox, holla!
2006/56 Z4MC now sold!
2015/65 F Type R Coupe AWD arrived!
2015/65 F Type R Coupe AWD arrived!