Non subie tech question (automatic)
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Non subie tech question (automatic)
Car: 2000 Toyota Rav4 4WD
Miles: 80k
Problem: Tranny/brakes, i dont really know.
Story:
Today i woke up early because I wanted to do last minute hw. My mom asks me if i can go fill up her car's tank. I drove to the nearest Shell. But upon reaching there i was stopped by a stick displaying bright colors. As the stick turned green i let off the brakes and heard a clunck. This was the first time i ever heard a sound like that coming from an auto. My hypothesis is, if i let off the brake slower i can hear the sound much more clearly and for a longer amount of time. Next stick with light came up and i did my experiment. I let off the brakes very slowly and heard a wierd-deep-creeking sound. It sounds exactly like a submarine (ship) being wrecked. If i recall, imagine a scary ship creeking noise; thats what the rav4 sounded like. Could it possibly be the transmission or can it be the brakes letting off the rotors? I don't know any information about that rav4 but oil changes every 6k miles. Maybe it needs rear differential fluid? Can you guys help me out; especially the automatic guys?
Miles: 80k
Problem: Tranny/brakes, i dont really know.
Story:
Today i woke up early because I wanted to do last minute hw. My mom asks me if i can go fill up her car's tank. I drove to the nearest Shell. But upon reaching there i was stopped by a stick displaying bright colors. As the stick turned green i let off the brakes and heard a clunck. This was the first time i ever heard a sound like that coming from an auto. My hypothesis is, if i let off the brake slower i can hear the sound much more clearly and for a longer amount of time. Next stick with light came up and i did my experiment. I let off the brakes very slowly and heard a wierd-deep-creeking sound. It sounds exactly like a submarine (ship) being wrecked. If i recall, imagine a scary ship creeking noise; thats what the rav4 sounded like. Could it possibly be the transmission or can it be the brakes letting off the rotors? I don't know any information about that rav4 but oil changes every 6k miles. Maybe it needs rear differential fluid? Can you guys help me out; especially the automatic guys?
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It's just the brakes. All cars will do it, but it's much easier to hear in an auto. I could creep along for 5 minutes making that noise if I wanted to, just letting the car idle against a soft foot on the brakes. Nothing to worry about, nothing wrong.
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Avatars are reserved for admins and VIP members. There's occasionally contests posted for VIP status, but the accepted way is to add a number of reviews (of non-OEM parts) to the reviews section to help grow that technical resource.
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Originally Posted by MBasile
and just being a helpful member of i-club in general. Offering help in posts like this is a good way...I think thats mainly what did it for me
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My 02 toyota taco makes a clunking noise when i let off the brakes sometimes. But that's coming from the diff. Toyota dealer said it's ok. Very common noise. I was like WTF my dif clunks.
He just said..
"see you at the next service.."
He just said..
"see you at the next service.."
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