Automatic Transmission Clicking

joey325ci2001 · 10-29-2011, 09:27 PM

Hi, I have a 2001 325ci 97000 miles with an Automatic Transmission and when i shift from park to drive there is a clicking sound for about 3 to 5 sec and then when i shift from reverse to drive or back and forth i get the clicking or chatter sound. Its only when the car is cold. Could you please help. Transmission works fine otherwise.

jasonbimmer · 10-29-2011, 09:30 PM

we need a sound clip.

joey325ci2001 · 10-29-2011, 09:53 PM

I will but its kinda hard to do by myself....I thought it might be a common problem.

Dannyrfair · 11-02-2011, 10:55 AM

My friends 325 also used to do the same thing. He got it looked at by a mechanic and it turned out that it was a bad transmission mount or engine mount i think...Probably the transmission mount.

jasonbimmer · 11-02-2011, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joey325ci2001

I will but its kinda hard to do by myself....I thought it might be a common problem.

its just one click or continuous clicking?
I have a thud when changing D to R very fast, I think its the rear diff taking up some slack.
my GM tranny gets into gear pretty abrupt too, nothing wrong with the tranny, just the way it is.

bdrbmw · 11-02-2011, 03:29 PM

Silly me. I thought I had a similar sounding problem until I realized it was the passenger side rear view mirror adjusting. I never heard it until the first time I shifted into reverse with the window open. Mine at least is pretty noisy and lasts a couple seconds as you described.

10-29-2011, 09:27 PM	#1
joey325ci2001 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Plainfield,il Posts: 6 My Ride: 325ci View My Garage	Automatic Transmission Clicking Hi, I have a 2001 325ci 97000 miles with an Automatic Transmission and when i shift from park to drive there is a clicking sound for about 3 to 5 sec and then when i shift from reverse to drive or back and forth i get the clicking or chatter sound. Its only when the car is cold. Could you please help. Transmission works fine otherwise.

10-29-2011, 09:30 PM	#2
jasonbimmer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 5,607 My Ride: 2001 BMW 330xi View My Garage	we need a sound clip. __________________ 2009 Mazda RX-8 R3 2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser 2008 YAMAHA YZF-R6

11-02-2011, 03:29 PM	#6
bdrbmw Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 50 My Ride: 2002 330i View My Garage	Silly me. I thought I had a similar sounding problem until I realized it was the passenger side rear view mirror adjusting. I never heard it until the first time I shifted into reverse with the window open. Mine at least is pretty noisy and lasts a couple seconds as you described. __________________ [/SIGPIC]

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10-29-2011, 09:53 PM	#3
joey325ci2001 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Plainfield,il Posts: 6 My Ride: 325ci View My Garage	I will but its kinda hard to do by myself....I thought it might be a common problem.

11-02-2011, 10:55 AM	#4
Dannyrfair Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mason, OH Posts: 37 My Ride: 2004 BMW 325CI View My Garage	My friends 325 also used to do the same thing. He got it looked at by a mechanic and it turned out that it was a bad transmission mount or engine mount i think...Probably the transmission mount.