Hey I have the dealership stumped about my problem with my 08 wrx. So I wanted to see if anyone could help me here.

I hear a ticking noise when I'm in idle and when I'm driving. The frequency of the ticking noise increases as I increase my speed and vice versa. The only time the noise goes away is when I push the clutch in. When I release the clutch, the noise comes back. Any ideas??? I would appreciate any help!!! Thanks!

 

does you feel any weird vibrations coming from the clutch pedal?

 

nope, everything seems normal other than the odd noise

 

might have something to do with your valves? have you tried opening the valve cover to see if the noise is more distinct? could be sum sort of pump...

 

aftermarket clutch?.. some of them are really noisy!

 

I smell a crank walk..........

 

Its possible the throw-out bearing could be the cause of the noise you are hearing. What is the history on the clutch and TOB

 

If you just slightly push the clutch pedal in does the noise go away or do you have to fully depress the clutch to stop the noise?

 

no I haven't tried that


[QUOTE]UpsFella Posted on Jul 20 2010, 05:39 PM

 

If you barely push the pedal and it goes away then it most likely the TOB and it's probably not worth doing anything about until you need a new clutch ..... in fact, the noise might go away at some point on its own.

If the noise doesn't go away until you go deep, then the problem is potentially tranny related (intermediate shaft bearing).

Doubtful it's Crank Walk but who knows.

Is the noise gone with the clutch pedal depressed when the car is parked, rolling or both?