15 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHHelp! My 996 is making funny noises
Leading reported evidence
Check of one thing, try moving the caliper
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
For an easy quick check of one thing, try moving the caliper for that side to see if it's loose.
Leading evidence: 'Check of one thing, try moving the caliper' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check of one thing, try moving the caliper' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
if you want to learn more about your car, start slowly with basic maintenance items like an oil change, air/cabin filters and maybe removing wheels to clean your wheel wells.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Maybe someone close can recommend an indy shop to take a look at it.
Replace air/cabin filters and maybe removing wheels
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
if you want to learn more about your car, start slowly with basic maintenance items like an oil change, air/cabin filters and maybe removing wheels to clean your wheel wells.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
if you want to learn more about your car, start slowly with basic maintenance items like an oil change, air/cabin filters and maybe removing wheels to clean your wheel wells.
Replace air/cabin filters and maybe removing wheels
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
if you want to learn more about your car, start slowly with basic maintenance items like an oil change, air/cabin filters and maybe removing wheels to clean your wheel wells.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
15 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Rennlist: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261026T133652Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
Hi, I've been lurking here for a year. Just purchased a 2002 996 cab and getting to know the car, but I'm getting concerned about some funny noises it makes.
- Grinding sound from left front wheel area when cornering hard to the right.
- Thump sound from the back when accelerating suddenly from rest. Feels like the engine got lifted and dropped back down.
Hope it's nothing serious.
Rear might be a motor mount - front could be a tie rod, drop link, bearing, tire rub, other
Where are you located? Maybe someone close can recommend an indy shop to take a look at it.
Ok you got me there... would that be the brake caliper? I've no experience working on a car...pardon my ignorance. Do I just try to rock the brake housing with my fingers?
neither sound to bad.
The thump sound like mounts???
the front end, Is it a c4 or c2?
Oh by the way, a thumping sound has been heard right before IMSB failure.... (JOKE JOKE JOKE) in poor taste
OK - you need to have it looked at...I dont think you are going to find anything without some amouont of diagnostic ability.... take it to the shop (not dealer) and have them do a propper inspection. If you are not the type of guy with tools and mechanical background, recognize what is the "right" thing to do....
if you want to learn more about your car, start slowly with basic maintenance items like an oil change, air/cabin filters and maybe removing wheels to clean your wheel wells. Dont start by trying to diagnos motor mounts and a random clunk...
sorry, just my opinion based on the comments
Yes the caliper thingy. The part that holds the pistons that press the pads into the rotor. Some times if the thing is loose you can get noises from it moving around. I imagine cornering hard to the right is putting tension on the brake hose. A little extra tension if the caliper is loose is going to have the extra tension apply slight braking and cause the caliper to slam as far as the slack allows. Simplist check to eliminate loose caliper.
You can try parking the car with the wheel turned far enough to the left so that you can see if the tire is rubbing the wheel well. ANother place to check is the lip of the wheel well where the tire might be rubbing from the car leaning down onto you tire. In extreme cases you can see abrassion or cuts on the tire. Or you can see burned rubber on the lip or deformed body work from the tire snagging the rim of the wheel well. This is the second easiest check.
I'd also try parking the car in a tight turn to the right and see if there might be any problems with the brake line.
Good luck finding what ever the abnormal stuff is. We all hate that kind of thing.
Also I'd bet the thumping is a motor mount.
No need to apologise there. I was just curious. Wouldn't try to do anything myself... DIY on cars is not a common thing here in Singapore... may have something to do with cars costing triple that in the US.
Will post an update with the outcome.
Hey Ed -- are those two aliens trying to smile at you from inside your car? Crap---one's trying to drive it and can barely see over the steering wheel!!
