Hey guys. 2013 Fit, 5MT. 55K miles.. Whenever I'm letting out the clutch in first from a complete stop, it makes this weird sound, almost like a table being dragged across the floor. It doesn't happen every time, the clutch still feels fine, doesn't slip at all. Drives perfectly fine other than this weird noise. It's been happening for about a month now. Has anybody else experienced this issue before?

 

I've experienced this as well, sometimes accompanied by a small shudder of the engine/car.

I also have a 2013 MT and have owned it from 38,000 km and now it's just under 100,000 km. It's been acting like this the entire time for me, but same as you mentioned, only experiencing this sometimes (maybe 10% of the starts from a stop).

My assumption is that we're not giving it enough gas when engaging the clutch and it's causing the lil' 1.5 L to struggle and bog-down since it's a low torque @ low rpm engine.

 

Mine does the same thing. Makes similar noises if you're under load and the RPMs are a bit on the low side. Say you're climbing a hill in 4th at like 30mph. Drop it down a gear and it seems fine. I feel like mine sounds more like noisy transmission bearings, but it's never a problem if I keep the revs up.

 

its the stupid clutch delay valve, if youve ever driven a manual car and then went to a fit it has a delay valve bit that almost sounds like some plates slapping when youre trying to either let it out or go a bit from a non super quick shift when maybe the flywheel has slowed a bit


just my assumption