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Loud223 03-13-2019 05:11 PM
Noisy shifting
 
I know it’s a weird title for a thread but it’s hard to describe. I bought this 2010 base Boxster in Oct. I had a little doubt about the clutch because it grabs when the pedal is a lot higher than my other Porsche. It doesn’t slip or shudder, it doesn’t shift hard and isn’t notchy, in fact it drives great. The only thing I noticed after I brought it home was when you shift you can hear the gears engaging, like a soft clacking sound. Is this a sign of anything wearing prematurely? Car has 36,000 miles on it. I called my Indy and he wants to drive it and see what’s going on, but with the snow and crazy work schedule, I haven’t had time. Any thoughts?

kiznarsh 03-13-2019 05:46 PM
Have you checked to see if you're low on tranny fluid? Maybe a slow leak has finally caught up.

Pep!RRRR 03-13-2019 09:05 PM
Also wonder if someone replaced the shifter and/or cables? My Numeric shifter makes a nice rifle bolt sound when shifting.

PhillyNate 03-13-2019 10:32 PM
I have a base 2010 Cayman and when I bought the car 4 years ago the FIRST thing my Son said after I got back from a test drive was “wow you can really hear that car shifting from outside..” What I think you are hearing is perfectly normal. These are very “analog” cars THANK GOODNESS.

Code 03-14-2019 02:10 AM
Not sure if normal or not as my car is somewhat new to me, but my 2007 is also pretty noisy, and about 2x nosier than my 991.

Loud223 03-14-2019 08:26 AM
Ok thanks everyone! That’s a great description Pep!RRR. That’s exactly what it sounds like. I’ll check to see if the cables have been changed.

Marine Blue 03-14-2019 09:27 AM
Are you hearing this when driving or when the car is shut off? I can’t hear mine over the exhaust when the car is on.

kiznarsh 03-14-2019 01:15 PM
Originally Posted by Loud223 (Post 15702832)
Ok thanks everyone! That’s a great description Pep!RRR. That’s exactly what it sounds like. I’ll check to see if the cables have been changed.
I got the impression you could hear the gears chattering while you were driving, but if it's just the sound of the gears engaging, especially at idle while sitting in a garage where it echoes, then that's definitely normal and sounds the same as my 981. I think most of us actually enjoy it.

I can also attest the sound at the shifter itself is more pronounced after the Numeric Racing cable install, but I enjoy that too.

Loud223 03-14-2019 01:31 PM
Originally Posted by Marine Blue (Post 15702909)
Are you hearing this when driving or when the car is shut off? I can’t hear mine over the exhaust when the car is on.
I do not hear it while driving. I heard it when my wife was pulling out of the driveway and my co-worker mentioned it as I was pulling into the garage at work.

flat6ftw 03-14-2019 01:42 PM
I can hear mine loud when I'm in traffic and put it into first. Not gear noise though its more like a rifle bolt as PEP said above. Personally I like the noise and the crisp gear engagement. If you shift when the car is off its very loud do that and see if its the same noise

yachtfund 03-14-2019 04:22 PM
Nothing new to add but I also just hear a rifle bolt sound when the car is off or putting it into first when stopped. Do you not hear it in the 7MT GTS? My fathers 718 S makes a similar sound to mine, bit quieter though

Loud223 03-14-2019 10:01 PM
Originally Posted by yachtfund (Post 15703837)
Nothing new to add but I also just hear a rifle bolt sound when the car is off or putting it into first when stopped. Do you not hear it in the 7MT GTS? My fathers 718 S makes a similar sound to mine, bit quieter though
nope. Never heard it in the GTS.


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