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Hey guys, searched all through the forums and couldn't find a proper thread for this kind of thing.
2014 ST3 with just under 60k miles. I'm the 2nd owner, got the car with just over 25k miles on it.
I changed my oil last Thursday (6qts Mobil 1 5w-30 with Mobil 1 Filter) and cleaned and re-oiled my Green Air Filter, but now some funky stuff is going on. From red lights, and any stops, I get bad vibrations and growling at the tail end of letting out the clutch, then for shortly after the clutch is fully out. It's much less noticeable letting out in 2nd, but still there. After third, I don't really notice anything. It does sound funky if I put it under a load though, like tough acceleration in 2nd or 3rd (flooring it).
It doesn't matter if my wheels are turned or not, it vibrates the same regardless. I've tried replicating the vibration then immediately pushing the clutch all the way back in, and it still vibrates a little, but I can't tell if it's just the usual road noise or the clutch making the sound.
My first thought was a bad wheel bearing that may have messed up when I used my jack/jackstands, but I thought it would be more noticeable or louder at high speeds. Same thing with my clutch plate, since it vibrates letting it out, but it's not really a grinding or sharp sound, more of a low hum, and again, not noticeable at high speeds. I've had a throwout and clutch fail on my other cars, and it's nothing like that.
I've also seen that it may be an air filter issue. If I over-oiled it, it may be starved for air under load, but I don't feel it revving the engine in neutral above 3k rpms.
It seems weird that this popped up immediately following an oil change, something I've done 4 times before. All the other googling I've done pulls up a whole bunch of people with slightly different symptoms that never really match what I have, so I was hoping for some people familiar with the car to help me out.
2014 ST3 with just under 60k miles. I'm the 2nd owner, got the car with just over 25k miles on it.
I changed my oil last Thursday (6qts Mobil 1 5w-30 with Mobil 1 Filter) and cleaned and re-oiled my Green Air Filter, but now some funky stuff is going on. From red lights, and any stops, I get bad vibrations and growling at the tail end of letting out the clutch, then for shortly after the clutch is fully out. It's much less noticeable letting out in 2nd, but still there. After third, I don't really notice anything. It does sound funky if I put it under a load though, like tough acceleration in 2nd or 3rd (flooring it).
It doesn't matter if my wheels are turned or not, it vibrates the same regardless. I've tried replicating the vibration then immediately pushing the clutch all the way back in, and it still vibrates a little, but I can't tell if it's just the usual road noise or the clutch making the sound.
My first thought was a bad wheel bearing that may have messed up when I used my jack/jackstands, but I thought it would be more noticeable or louder at high speeds. Same thing with my clutch plate, since it vibrates letting it out, but it's not really a grinding or sharp sound, more of a low hum, and again, not noticeable at high speeds. I've had a throwout and clutch fail on my other cars, and it's nothing like that.
I've also seen that it may be an air filter issue. If I over-oiled it, it may be starved for air under load, but I don't feel it revving the engine in neutral above 3k rpms.
It seems weird that this popped up immediately following an oil change, something I've done 4 times before. All the other googling I've done pulls up a whole bunch of people with slightly different symptoms that never really match what I have, so I was hoping for some people familiar with the car to help me out.
