# Honda S2000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, s2000, honda\ **Created:** [November 15, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-s2000/57580 "2010-11-15T05:44:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![car888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@car888](https://community.cartalk.com/u/car888)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-s2000/57580/1 "2010-11-15T05:44:52Z")
Car drives great, and shifts like a dream! Has 54K miles (2004), and recently had rear differential fluid changed; recommended interval is every 30K miles. When car is left sitting for a few days, and is then started, placed in gear, and then when clutch is let out and gas applied, there is a noise like a stick has snapped with a slight (very slight) metallic quality. Car moves normally, clutch engages normally and sound doesn’t recur for the rest of the day -even when left parked all day at work. This does not occur all the time, but on occasion; a few times a month. Should I wait until symptoms worsen? Honda dealership never mentioned anything wrong when they replaced rear differential fluid. ---
**Author:** ![repotimfl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@repotimfl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/repotimfl)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-s2000/57580/2 "2010-11-15T07:31:34Z")
Don’t wait unitl it gets worse, if the center chunk is having an issue take it back to Honda right away, possibly wrong fluid placed in it. ---
**Author:** ![car888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@car888](https://community.cartalk.com/u/car888)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-s2000/57580/3 "2010-11-15T07:39:57Z")
Not sure what you mean by center chunk. But, I think your suggestion is good, and I will contact Honda this week -will post their response. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-s2000/57580/4 "2010-11-15T12:34:19Z")
Are you sure the noise is coming from the differential? Could it be something else? ---
**Author:** ![car888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@car888](https://community.cartalk.com/u/car888)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-s2000/57580/5 "2010-11-15T19:51:11Z")
Sounds like it’s coming from the aft section of the car. Could it be something else -sure! Any ideas? Noise is intermittent, only occurs at the time mentioned, and never occurs under other circumstances. I do not believe that it is related to the suspension. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-s2000/57580/6 "2010-11-16T01:16:29Z")
If it’s sat for a few days, it could just be rust breaking off the brakes when you start moving. But, as others said, take it back and have them look at it