Hey everyone. Yesterday my 280 started making a funny noise when i put it in 1st gear or reverse. I cant really describe the noise its weird like a high pitched scraping or something its just weird. Anyway just wondering if anyone knows what i mean or has any ideas on the subject. Alos the car runs fine it hasnt affected driveability but I'm afraid it might and since I'm leaving home for college in a week I really need some input cuz my Z is my ride. Thanks guys.

I let my friends listen to it and they say its sounds like its coming from underneath the car. When the noise does occur, which is everytime i put it in 1st gear or reverse, you can feel the shifter move with the noise. So my friends think its the U-joint that has somehow busted or lost a bolt or what not anyone ever broke their u-joint and heard a strange noise? I dont know but its freaking me out I'm not gonna drive it anymore, unless i fix it.

What you're hearing is likely the throw out bearing, or input shaft bearing in the tranny that has given up the ghost. When you depress the clutch, I bet the sound ends? And with the clutch out, and in neutral it makes this whiny noise? You'll have to pull the tranny to cure the problem, and it need not be done immediately, it will last like that for a long time, although it is bothersome. Don't worry about driving the car with this condition as to damage or a chance it will leave you sit, but with all maintenance issues, sooner is better than later.

Think about your friends statement or thought about the sound being a u joint or something. How could it make a sound when it is not turning? The driveshaft or in this case half shafts are not moving when the car is still and therefore could not be the source of the problem.

I hope you get it fixed to your satisfaction.

Todd

cool stuff. i was kinda thinking the same thing about the drive shaft and joints afteri thought about it. so possibly throw out bearing or the other. Thanks ill check them both.