It is never pleasant to notice a sound that you don’t know where it comes from. So, what if you identify a gearbox noise that persists on your Kia Forte? It is most likely to be a small issues, but before making sure of that, it is best to conduct a few verifications. Our team has composed this article to help you to fix it. First, we will see what the sources and different gearbox noises can be on Kia Forte, and second, what are the solutions available to you. 
The several noises and their sources
A gearbox / your transmission is the essential component of the transmission, it is linked to the clutch that will release the engine pressure on the gearbox systems. Experiencing noises from your Kia Forte’s gearbox is rarely a good indicator, its repair is nearly unimaginable to accomplish due to the lack of specialized mecanician and its replacement demands a heavy expense. The advantage is that generally its life expectancy after a first noise is reasonably long, which offers you time to organize the repair, but it is necessary to check quickly what is your precise issues.
Your Kia Forte transmission generates noise in neutral
If you experience a gearbox noise even when you are in neutral, it means that the gearbox’s internal mechanisms are already well worn and that you will have to swap it in short order. Indeed, if you are not even with a gear on and it causes sound, the pinions must already be at the end of their life.
You listen to a squeaking, a humming noise at the time of the gear shift
If you are unluckily the subject of squeaks, or humming noises when you switch the gears of your Kia Forte, it is unfortunately a good bet that it is your gears that are starting to fatigued. If this sound is not limited to passing the first gear and keep going when you drive and shift other gears. This is most likely a signal of a gearbox which is nearly good to be swap. If you have the feeling after looking at that the noise comes from the clutch and not the gearbox, we suggest you to read this document to be able to find the origins and solutions to a clutch noise on Kia Forte.
You experience a whinning or hummin sound from the gearbox of your Kia Forte
Finally, if you listen to a noise close to a humming or whinning sound on the transmssion of your Kia Forte, it is very often the case that the gearbox of your Kia Forte lacks oil. Indeed, if it lacks oil, the parts will be exposed and grind agaisnt each other. In addition, each of its contacts will produce chips or metal dust that will mix with the oil and create even greater resistance to mechanisms that are already worn out, a snowball effect will happen if you do not almost instantly change the oil. In this case the oil should be black and your can can smell burning. Sometimes this sort of noises will be linked to a release bearing on Kia Forte, don’t hesitate to look at our document.
The solutions existing if you have a gearbox noise on your Kia Forte
- Verify the gearbox oil of your Kia Forte via the level gauge and reflect on swapping it if the oil is black
- Use the double clutch to try to make it last till you’re able to replace the gearbox, this will limit the already advanced wear of your gearbox and limit the wear of the pinions.
- Start looking for a second-hand or new gearbox, very few professionals have the capability to change damaged parts in your own system, they will almost always offer you a standard exchange.
