I have the same rattle, I've been putting up with it for a year. Front passenger door, if I push or pull on the door card it stops. Sometimes cracking the window makes it stop too but then it comes back quickly after that.
Both the latch in the door and on the loop on the frame of the car are...
FK8/FL5/DE5 transmissions use a Torsen LSD. As long as the MTF is compatible with yellow metals and falls within the recommended viscosity range you can use it without fear of damaging or interfering with the LSD.
For us, this means the vast majority of the "manual transmission fluid" out there...
So its been a few weeks since I drained the OEM fill MTF and replaced it. I do think that the groaning/gear whining sound at highway speeds has been lessened. It is still there and I can still replicate it any time I want with very light throttle pressure on a level or downhill surface.
IMO...
Welcome and congrats on the car! PRP was my first choice with LSM being my 2nd. I ended up with an LSM car late last year.
Every time I see the red ones I find myself second guessing. :D
I went with a K&N as well, less than half the cost of the sprint filter and I was concerned with long term filtration (or lack thereof) for the Sprint filters. I'm happy to report that the K&N filter did add a considerable amount of turbo noise over the stock paper filter. For me its enough that...
I agree, I've suspected its just a characteristic of the car. I will say that I recently did a transmission fluid change and it was slightly underfilled from the factory. They're spec'd for 2.3qts on a fluid change but mine only drained out 2.0 quarts. When I pulled the check bolt before...
I agree that the turning a specific direction thing doesn't make sense (and isn't something I've experienced). If you listen to the video in that thread (best with headphones on turned way up) you can hear the groaning noise around the 5 second mark. I can also replicate that on light throttle...
New transmission fluid arrived early today (thanks Amazon).
I pulled the check bolt before draining the fluid. Nothing came out of the check bolt. When I drained the transmission I got exactly 2 quarts out of it. Refilled until the check bolt started to drip fluid which was right at 2.3qts...
Disappointing to see for sure. If the dealer checked and found the transmission under filled from the factory then it should be a warranty issue.
I have to admit I never use dealers for maintenance and didn't plan on using them for the "free" maintenance but its extra sketchy seeing so many...
Is this all that the dealer came back with? No other parts replacement or concerns?
If the transmission was underfilled with fluid from the factory I think you'd be able to push the dealer to do the service within warranty coverage. A rep may need to approve it first but if they already checked...
Thanks for your followup. Keep us posted if they provide a list of parts that they will be replacing?
It does make sense that they will not cover alignment under warranty or after significant mileage. Everything else should be covered by your bumper to bumper warranty (you're still within the...
Sorry I don't understand if its resolved or not based on the post. Are you saying the dealer did a wheel alignment and the noise is gone? Or is there more work scheduled to replace parts?
Mine has the same noise and I've noticed it since new (it has just over 3700 miles now). It is very easy to reproduce at highway speeds.
In 6th gear going 65-70mph I can completely lift off the throttle and then just barely re-apply the throttle. I can literally turn the sound on/off with that...
That's a bummer to see. I stuck my cell phone camera down in the same spot on mine and its all clean, no signs of oil there yet. 🤞 Would you mind sharing your build date?
I noticed Que's car in the youtube video had an "in service" date of July 2023, so he was probably in the very earliest...
First off, as a former Spa Yellow 2003 S2000 owner I think its really neat that you still have yours. I miss mine nearly every day during the spring and summer.
I also wanted to add that for the TCU, are we sure the T is for Telemetry and not Transmission? Obviously the DE5 has a manual and...
This is my first run with Akebono Ceramic so I'm not sure if their compounds are vastly difference between different makes. However, I noticed the front pads are actually from their "performance ceramic" line. They also seem to have a standard ceramic line that is for regular street use (the...