Hi,

I just brought a 2007 RS 3.0 tC with 94,000 miles on it and I just have a couple of questions about various things I've noticed about the car after driving it for a couple of weeks.

1) Is it normal for tCs to have a little tapping/ticking? It is definitely noticeable when idling and I can hear it in the cabin slightly at 3k and up. It is consistent with rpm. I have heard these cars had loud injectors and valves. It's not terribly loud but I can definitely hear it with the windows down in drive thrus and parking garages.

2) Is the engine noise supposed to be quite noticeable inside (I came from a 96 avalon, so I might just not be used to it)? Just really seems like it is screaming for a gear around 3k (usually where I shift).

3) For manual trans, is it normal for it to be clunky/ hard to come out of gear when it is cold out. I live in Ga so it only gets to be around 30 at night? This is my first manual trans and I did learn on this car. I just have to get up a hill out of my driveway and it is kind of annoying when I can't get the car out of first (have to try a few times and seems to go away after a couple of shifts). Also into 3rd is kind hard when cold too. Would a fluid change help? I don't know if its ever been done.

4) My clutch pedal feels a little weird to me toward the end of its travel. Feels a little like I'm pushing down on beads. Only toward the end and only while I'm accelerating. Clutch disengages and engages fine. Could It be the clutch fork? There is a small squeak as well. Would oiling it help maybe? Fluid level is good and it holds pressure fine. No whining either for something like a TOB.

5) Is it normal to hear a little whirring when accelerating in first and second and coasting in all gears? Sounds a little like a quiet supercharger winding up. It's slight and I don't hear it at idle.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm super paranoid since this is my first car that I have bought for myself. I don't really have another tC to compare to either.

 

Everything sounds normal.

 

Agree.

 

Thanks guys. Makes me feel a little better then.