Weird sound at 4k rpm

[SiR]

Hey guys...

Test drove a S2000 recently and was quite alarmed by this buzzing/whirring sound whenever I eased off the throttle at around 4000rpm...

This was very noticeable in 3rd, 4th and 5th.

Any ideas what's going on?

[aznsiko]

sorry mate.. im having problems off my own.. did you happen to hear any clunks from the rear at take off or whiel changing gears?

[.::F[L]Y::.]

clutch buzz dude. its been covered so many times.

clutch buzz is no big deal. common for earlier model s2000 99-01.

to rectify the problem most people change to 02 clutch or aftermarket. some people like myself are too poor to do that so we just live with it hahaha

[SiR]

sorry mate.. im having problems off my own.. did you happen to hear any clunks from the rear at take off or whiel changing gears?

Nah, no clunks from the rear at take off/changing gears...

The car (bonnet and front bumper) also had more stone chips than Lindsay Lohan has freckles....fark!

[SiR]

Y::.;1356290']clutch buzz dude. its been covered so many times.

clutch buzz is no big deal. common for earlier model s2000 99-01.

to rectify the problem most people change to 02 clutch or aftermarket. some people like myself are too poor to do that so we just live with it hahaha

Ah ok...thanks for clearing that up Fly.

For those of us less in tune with the mechanical side of things, what causes clutch buzz?

[eriktufa]

Factory Defect.

nothing you can do about it

[MRSPCS]

i really think the clutch buzz issue needs to be a sticky as it's a common thread that comes up atleast once a week!!

[itr224]

Ah ok...thanks for clearing that up Fly.

For those of us less in tune with the mechanical side of things, what causes clutch buzz?


Rattling of springs in the clutch disc causes the clutch buzz noise for early model ap1, i installed the ap2 clutch disc and noticed they fixed the problem by putting a cage around the spring to stop it from vibrating.

nothing really to worry about as you will need to replace the clutch sooner or later.

[.::F[L]Y::.]

honda really should be liable to replace this. sucky ass honda after sales service

[SiR]

Rattling of springs in the clutch disc causes the clutch buzz noise for early model ap1, i installed the ap2 clutch disc and noticed they fixed the problem by putting a cage around the spring to stop it from vibrating.

nothing really to worry about as you will need to replace the clutch sooner or later.


Gotcha!

Thanks for clearing that up - appreciated! :thumbsup:

When does the timing belt need to be replaced in an S2000? 5 years or 100k kms? Or something different?

[WhiteAP1]

The car uses a timing chain and it should last the life of the engine.

[SiR]

The car uses a timing chain and it should last the life of the engine.

Thanks for clearing that up! :thumbsup:

[aaronng]

If you get a diesel-like rattling sound when you start the car while the engine is still hot, that's the chain tensioner going.

[SiR]

Without opening a new thread, is $36-37.5k for a 01' model with almost 100,000 kms a fair price?

[.::F[L]Y::.]

^^^ i dont think so.

what color is it? if its silver i would only be looking at paying 33k ish.

[SiR]

Hey Fly...

I was thinking it's a bit steep too...it is black though...

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HONDA/S2000/details.aspx?__sid=11006333A602&Cr=2&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32|1||pCar_ImageCo unt_Int32|1||pCar_LastModifiedDate_DateTime|1&State=New%20South%20Wales&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=S2000&R=1715208&__N=4294965322+80+4294964924+834+285+257&Make=HONDA&state_id=80&trecs=13 (http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HONDA/S2000/details.aspx?__sid=11006333A602&Cr=2&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_I mageCount_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_LastModifiedDate_Dat eTime%7C1&State=New%20South%20Wales&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=S2000&R=1715208&__N=4294965322+80+4294964924+834+285+257&Make=HONDA&state_id=80&trecs=13)

[Si1enzio]

Definitely too expensive for that many km's...
I wouldnt pay more than 33k for it.