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What's that noise?
I just had my muffler replaced, but now occasionaly when I accelerate or am inbetween gears I hear a noise like there is a friction of some sort or that something is catching (sorry not too descriptive, I know).
I am planing on asking my mechanic, but in the meantime, does anyone have any ideas of what it could be? And is it worth worrying about?
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I have a manual that used to do the same thing, it was the transmission in mine, so it's probably the same in yours. If you're hearing noises when you accelerate or inbetween gears the transmission is probably catching between gears. I'd definately have a mechanic check it out. I let mine go and it just got worse and worse till I finally lost a gear. Hope this helped
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Is your car automatic or manual?
I wonder if it could be something in the transmission like the clutch doing its job, or the synchros - I had a few worn synchros on my old saturn a few years ago - it would cause an awful grinding noise when I shifted gears as the worn parts tried to get the two gears in alignment to transition over.
I don't know if you should worry so much as you should just pay attention to the sound and try to monitor it until you can get it looked at.
Another quick comment/question - when the sound occurs, can you feel anything, or is it only audible?
EDIT:
I would not think it the muffler. Usually, that will make lots of noise if not connctect properly, or you'd see sparks if it were hanging low. I can't imagine it rubbing against anything.
Back breaks you could tell the follow way: after you've driven the car for a bit, get out and feel the area above the rear tires. If it is burning hot, then your breaks are rubbing, thus the excessive friction.
I still think it could be something in the transmission, but I am far and away no expert. I know just enough to fix simple things and try to diagnose others, mostly based on what's broken on cars I've had in the past (like the synchros, and also having my rear brakes get clamped shut). ;)
So long as there's no smoke pouring out of your car, and no parts seem to be exploding, I'll stand by my original asessment of just keep watching and listening and note any sudden changes in the behaviour of your car.
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