hey there, i went out and traded in my tahoe 2 fridays ago for a preowned g35 with 48000 miles on it... anyways im hearing a ticking noise when ever im sitting in neutral... soon as i push the clutch in it goes away.. it sounds like its coming from underneath. Is this a regular sound for a manuel G, my mom has a auto and i never heard this on her car? I can hear it sitting in the car and outside of car... to me sounds like coming from underneath and not in the engine compartment at all... please help...

 

Hm well I get the ticking noise after driving it around for 5 or more mins. It's considered normal. I hear ticking noises almost every second while I'm in neutral after driving the car.

 

does it resemble the ticking after the drive is over? that's the cats...

 

exhaust leak?

 

thanks for the quick replies... It happens from when i start it to when i shut it down..the car has stillen exhaust on it so maybe it could be the exhaust... or the converter, but why would that sound not happen when i push the clutch in?

 

I have the same ticking after hard driving. I have heard that the z-tube/pop charger is the cause....anyone else have an opinion?

 

I believe it is the clutch, as mine does the exact same thing. When I push in the clutch pedal, it goes away. My G has 36,000 miles and it makes this noise, and my dad's has 18,000 miles on it, and it makes this noise. I brought it up to the dealer, and he said they all do that and it is considered normal.
Hope that helps. I'm not too concerned about it since there is a significant amount of warranty left.
Enjoy the ride!

 

Probably has somthing to do with the Dual mass flywheel.. im guessing.. Mine ticks as well.

 

I had the opposite symptoms from you. Mine would make a ticking noise going into 1st and 2nd. I just got it back yesterday and all they did was regrease and retorque the axles. Do you have warranty? If so, bring that **** in so they can at least tell you what that noise is.

 

Is it a quickly repeating lower pitched tick, because mine sounds like that when not in gear with the clutch out.

 

sounds more along the lines of a throwout bearing in the transmission since the noise is going away when you push in the clutch

 

^-- thats a good explanation too, I didnt necessarily mean specifically the clutch, but I know it is related to pushing in the clutch pedal, and the throw out bearing would be a possible culprit as well. Like I said though, my car does it, and so does my old man's, so i think its pretty typical.

 

Mine makes the sound when idling w/ the clutch in nuetral (I put on the emergency brake and get outside the car, where it is lightly audible).