I have only had my Ford GT for a few weeks. It has 1,500 miles on it and there is a nasty rattle coming from the transmision case. It only occurs with the engine running in neutral with the clutch engaged. Depress the clutch pedal and it goes away. It sounds like a bunch of loose rocks rattling around. It increases with rpm increase. If I start out in first gear and chatter the clutch (lug the engine) it knocks like a SOB. There is no sound when under acceleration load. The sound is very noticeable outside of the car but cannot be heard inside of the car. I believe it to be spine-shaft noise. Does anyone know if this is typical of the Ricardo Trans? If not, I will take it in for warranty replacement. Thanks, Tim (GT374)
Trans Rattle
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MAD IN NC
Proud Owner/ BOD blah bla
It's called neutral roll over. Mine had it, others have also had it. Use the "Search / Advanced" function of the forum for more info on this. Mine disappeared ~ 4k miles. Sinovac posted earlier the following:
"Page 98 of the '06 manual under the "driving section" states:"
"Due to the high performance of the powertrain, a certain amount of noise from the transmission is normal. This noise will be most noticeable when the vehicle is idling in neutral with the clutch pedal out but can also occur when driving away from a stop."
"Page 98 of the '06 manual under the "driving section" states:"
"Due to the high performance of the powertrain, a certain amount of noise from the transmission is normal. This noise will be most noticeable when the vehicle is idling in neutral with the clutch pedal out but can also occur when driving away from a stop."
fjpikul
GT Owner
You MIGHT have a rattle in the shifter cables. This drove Spirit to near insanity at the Rally in SoCAl.
Thank you for the help. Good to know it is not a problem. It is nice to have such a great resource available. Thanks again; Tim
TEXAS GT
2006 Twin Turbo
Spirit
Heritage GT Owner
It's even louder when the Short Shifter is installed WITHOUT the rubber mounts [harmonic residence].:eek
The GT Guys RULE :thumbsup- they repositioned the shifter mount so that the sound is now LIVABLE, thus temporarily saving what's left of my sanity.:bang
I JUST LOVE THIS THING!! :banana:banana:banana
PeakCompletions
Boost is an addiction...
Noticed today that my Heritage does the same thing,
my Yellow car does not.... :willy
What did the GT Guys do??
Once the Heffner exhaust and headers is on I might not be able to hear it anymore :biggrin :biggrin
my Yellow car does not.... :willy
What did the GT Guys do??
Once the Heffner exhaust and headers is on I might not be able to hear it anymore :biggrin :biggrin
Spirit
Heritage GT Owner
Neutral Rollover Noise
Ray,
From day one, my car has had this infamous “Neutral Rollover” noise.
I have listened to a lot of Ford GT cars, and got to say [as did Rich of the GT Guys] mine is one of the loudest heard with this phenomenon.
Put in the Ford Racing Short Shifter without the rubber mounting using the solid mounting option, and the noise increased substantially in the cabin [stayed the same outside the car]; even while driving it was very audible inside.
Rich pulled the center console to investigate and found that the mounting bolts [shifter to the body bracket under the console] were hitting the mounting bracket thus creating an increase in harmonic residency transfer into the cabin.
Solution was to re-center the mounting of the shifter so that the edges of the bolts were not touching the mounting bracket.
Now, sound inside the cabin is “livable”, but is still audible.
This has had no effect whatsoever on the actual “Rollover” noise coming from the transaxle.
I just keep telling myself that all “race cars” do this. :rolleyes
Ford assures me that this “Neutral Rollover” noise is normal.
Fred
Ray,
From day one, my car has had this infamous “Neutral Rollover” noise.
I have listened to a lot of Ford GT cars, and got to say [as did Rich of the GT Guys] mine is one of the loudest heard with this phenomenon.
Put in the Ford Racing Short Shifter without the rubber mounting using the solid mounting option, and the noise increased substantially in the cabin [stayed the same outside the car]; even while driving it was very audible inside.
Rich pulled the center console to investigate and found that the mounting bolts [shifter to the body bracket under the console] were hitting the mounting bracket thus creating an increase in harmonic residency transfer into the cabin.
Solution was to re-center the mounting of the shifter so that the edges of the bolts were not touching the mounting bracket.
Now, sound inside the cabin is “livable”, but is still audible.
This has had no effect whatsoever on the actual “Rollover” noise coming from the transaxle.
I just keep telling myself that all “race cars” do this. :rolleyes
Ford assures me that this “Neutral Rollover” noise is normal.
Fred
PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
Spirit - mentioning your name with sanity in the same sentence is a double negative:ack
But then, who am I to question your sanity.
We'll have to leave the official diagnosis to Dr. fjpikul:thumbsup
Spirit
Heritage GT Owner
Jeff,
Now you have gone and joined Empty Pockets in the grammar correction department - maybe something to do with the lack of sunshine in your geographical location?:willy
Thank you for your continued vote of confidence.:biggrin
Please note that I did say “temporarily”.:bang
The good Doctor told me that I was progressing just fine :bs[of course we all have to take into consideration the source].:rofl
PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
FREDDIE -
I'm taken aback. You think that low miles Larry and I are lacking?:bs
Well that may be true for MT. Anyone that has owned a GT for over a year and has NEVER washed it, is just plain weird. There I said it. :willy
And of course the The Good Doctor owns a red GT. Shows you where he's coming from, doesn't it. Besides we have pictures from Indy to prove that he may not be in a right mind situation. Hopefully the condition is temporary
Keep my stall clean. I'll be there soon.
Jeff.
PeakCompletions
Boost is an addiction...
Thanks for the info Fred.
The noise took me by surprise since my yellow car does not make the noise....
Guess I will have to live with it on this car. I cannot hear it inside the car, only outside so my case is not nearly as bad as yours.
Thanks again!
Ray
The noise took me by surprise since my yellow car does not make the noise....
Guess I will have to live with it on this car. I cannot hear it inside the car, only outside so my case is not nearly as bad as yours.
Thanks again!
Ray
Spirit
Heritage GT Owner
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
Hey! Hey!! Hey!!! Spirit. Jeffey. Watch it, okay??? The two of yuz.
Obviously th' botha yuz are just jealous of Perfect Pockets. That's all there is to it.:slap:slap
B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
Pockets... did you do your periodic maintenance that was scheduled last week....
.... add another bottle of STABIL?
.... add another bottle of STABIL?
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
No I don't. It's a sealed system. 'CAN'T 'vaporate. So, I ALWAYS just automatically leave a little room for the Stabil when I fuel the GT up ...annually.