# Manual 1998 Toyota Corolla sounds like an automatic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** corolla, toyota\
**Created:** [November 11, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185 "2020-11-11T06:19:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Mogau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@Mogau](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mogau)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185/1 "2020-11-11T06:19:11Z")

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My toyota conquest sounds like automatic when driving after changing gears

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185/2 "2020-11-11T12:41:11Z")

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Wow, so you have a Toyota with a manual transmission that ‘sounds like’ an automatic transmission when you shift gears. That is a complaint I have never heard of before. Have a passenger record this phenomenon and post the video.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185/3 "2020-11-12T01:26:53Z")

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I’d like to hear it too. What exactly does an automatic transmission sound like? As a wild guess I’d say your transmission is low on oil or possibly has a bad bearing.

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**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185/4 "2020-11-12T01:45:49Z")

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I expect what the OP is experiencing is the clutch slipping. Thus, the engine speed and the car speed are not always in direct proportion. The slippage mimics a torque converter.  
Bad news: clutches are not cheap.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185/5 "2020-11-12T01:50:53Z")

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Now that I think about it you’re probably right, @oldnotdeadyet

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-1998-toyota-corolla-sounds-like-an-automatic/172185/6 "2020-11-12T01:59:42Z")

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[quote="oldnotdeadyet  
Bad news: clutches are not cheap.

Still cheaper than an automatic rebuild that is one big reason I will not have a automatic,