I really appreciated your responses and feedback last time around, so I thought I'd bring you guys another noob question.
I recently pulled into a gas station, pulled the parking brake, and apparently forgot that I hadn't shut the car off. I came off of the clutch and brake at the same time and my car (09 Honda Fit Sport) and got a big loud stall, like every piece of metal under the hood had clapped.
Now I know that it's mostly told that stalling doesn't damage the car/tranny, but I'd always imagined that stall being the semi-gentle loss of power after a failed launch or something. Can I come to the same conclusion if it felt and sounded more like a sledge hammer under the hood?
Loud and violent stall from standstill. Possible damage?
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Re: Loud and violent stall from standstill. Possible damage?
It happens, and is harmless.
If it broke anything then you wouldn't be asking us, you'd be telling us what's wrong.
If it broke anything then you wouldn't be asking us, you'd be telling us what's wrong.
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Re: Loud and violent stall from standstill. Possible damage?
no problem
sometimes it will stall violently and sometimes you will barely notice it
sometimes it will stall violently and sometimes you will barely notice it
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Re: Loud and violent stall from standstill. Possible damage?
When learning I had a number of violent, bucking stalls that would sound like clanging dumbells. No big deal.
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Re: Loud and violent stall from standstill. Possible damage?
When I had those happen when I was learning, I was always too embarassed to remember the noises it made. The shuddering of the car is forever ingrained in my embarassment, however.
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Re: Loud and violent stall from standstill. Possible damage?
FicksetAHTOXA wrote:
.... that would sound like clanging dumbells.
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