Singapore Mitsubishi Evolution Club

Have any of the SST guys encounter or heard any grinding sound from the gear knob area? I had my 1st scare when it happen this afternoon, car was able to start, gear knob able to shift and no christmas lights on the dash. But when I release the handbrake and step on the acc pedal, the grinding sound started and will goes awaya when i release the throttle. Restart the car a few time and everytime the grinding sound is there. Started to play ard the AFS and AWC s/w and suddenly the SST enagage and able to move. This is the 1st time I have encounter this problem, anybody had the same experience. Do I need to go back to CnC for checks? Btw, I had mild bolt on, injen and thrust exos and my car nt even tune! What could had cause this? Any input?


updated on 7/06/10
went down to alexandra C&C for a check, tech say they scan and check but found nothing wrong. No codes and nothing damaged visually. Tech took a test drive and say everything normal now, say wait till fault comes and stay then comes back, else they can't do anything also..... well just hope its a isolated incident and would not happen again.

r u saying tat despite having an engaged gear, ur car kept having tis grinding noise n simply could not move the car?

yessss! Already selected D mode, car simply would nt move and keep having the grinding sound. This is the 1st time Ive experienced it since I gt the car last sept from CnC. Subsequent starts after the incident are ok though.

so u get it back to C&C to check out?

Bro , you change intake and exos and did not tune!!!

well.... for the tune, was planning for it.
Am working for these few days, will mointor and see if it happens then will send it in during my off days. But with my mods, scare CnC dont honour the warranty leh... any workshop in the east that are familiar with the SST to reccomend?
Drive is ok since the incident, shift to sports and it feels the same, no slip or funny behaviour..... dun noe whats wrong with it???

C&C are ok to minor mods...& yet still allow cust to claim for any warranty..alrdy PMed you...do call me & I will update you on the warranty claims..
btw, still waiting for the kopi leh...

Oi where my kopi ah...i dont drink that coffee shop swill......HAHAHA

Potong pasir kopitiam???
Back to the good old naughty days??? Keke

to me, sounds like some mechanical problem, better get it chk at cnc.

tks guys for the advice. will send in during my off days.

dvp bro, u wan kopi no prob.... soon... we will be catching up.....

On startup and shutdown, SST takes 2s to prep the car..
Shutdown sequence engages 2 gears at the same time and locks the clutch.
Startup sequence does the reverse.

Grinding happens when the gears did not disengage properly and the TCU preselects 1st gear

Happens on rare occasions when TCU did not startup properly.

tks for the detail explaination...... so far it has not happen again..... but gt another issue which is nt link to the SST. shall nt discuss in this thread.... C&C will take care of the new problem......