Q: When putting my car in 1st and letting go of the gas to fast it makes a clanking noise only when I release the gas too fast

asked by on September 25, 2017

When putting my car in 1st and letting go of the gas to fast it makes a clanking noise only when I release the gas too fast n also when I put it in reverse and hit the gas then hit the brake it makes another clanking noise what can that be ?

My car has 140000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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