Serious clunking noise
 

Hey everyone,

A bit of an urgent question.

I recently herd my brothers car which has some serious clanking noise. At first i didnt think much off it and thought it might be in the valvetrain or something. We started the car again today and its worse and when i moved the car there was alot of rubber pieces under the car.

When we start the car, aside from the clunking noise, there is also a smell of burning oil. The rubber looks like it is coming from a drive shaft coupling - near the oil sump.

Im not totally familiar as to what is up in there - anyone can help me out??

5sp or auto?

Auto sorry

Sound like the dampner is shotsky, its located in the housing right behind the engine where the clutch would be in a 5sp car. If you pull the starter you may get a better look......

yes, there is a rubber damper in there, called the 'flex disc' when it breaks up you get clunk city. it's akin to doing a clutch on the manual car, plan on having the transmission pulled, the driveshaft slid back, and $600 for a new flex disc (unless you buy a used one from a dismantler).

sorry to hear about this :(