Scraping Noises During Acceleration
I drive an 04 Galant ES with around 83,000 miles on it. Generally, when I pull off from idle and accelerate, I hear a grinding noise coming from the car. The noise only lasts for a few seconds.
It's pretty much like a SCRAPEEE...SCRAPEEE, then as I accelerate to higher speeds it stops. I definitely don't hear it on the highway or at speeds above 30 MPH for that matter.
I've been told that it may either be the heat shield or transmission issues. I checked the tranny fluid and it is indeed very dark in color.
Is it time for a flush or some type of service to the transmission? Would something like Stop-Slip work for this?