I'm driving regulary and as I slow down, i hear some type of clunk noise comming from the engine bay. what could it be? i have no clue what's wrong wit the car.

 

Inner CV joints are worn.


[Modified by pentaq, 10:30 AM 2/16/2003]

 

motor mounts starting to go. the engine will flex more.

Doug

 

motor mounts? the car is like new. 9k miles, 2001.

 

i never said it was likely.... just a posibility. maybe they were bum from the start. shitty deal if they were. most likely they are fine. i was just throwing in an idea.

Doug

 

motor mounts wouldn't clunk when slowing down...more like when you apply load...

 

when i had my POS saturn... my upper motor mount went bad. it would clunk like crazy at idle. when i would apply the gas it slowed down. i guess the engine flex moved the rubber just right or something and it would stick. after a while yes it got much louder when i hit the gas and as the mount broke more.

Doug


[Modified by shakes, 1:12 AM 2/17/2003]

 

i would only hear the clunk when im slowing down. i dont hear it at idle or anything, also i hear some whining noise commin from the motor.. im thinkin its something that has to do wit the timing belt, but not sure. could that have to do anything wit the clunk?

 

It is probably the control arm bushing or knuckle assembly. Mine has the same issue and the dealership, after hours of testing, narrowed it down to one of those things.

 

they found out that my sway bar is bent and isnt connected cuz its bent and wont connect back on the drivers side. so im getting new sway bars and going to see how that goes.