Question for the car mechanics...

15 Feb 2007

For the past fortnight or so my car has been making noises it shouldnt. When I reach 40mph the engine has been louder than it should. I take it to 45/50mph in 4th gear and obviously gets louder. However, when I put it into 5th gear at this point, it is still as loud. When I reach 60/70mph, it sounds like I'm driving it in 4th gear still...get my drift? I just wondered why this is happening? It's as if it's not recognising 5th gear or something?
Before this started happening, me and Mr C could here a noise from the back of the car which, to me, sounded like a plate spinning on it's rims on a floor. This seems to have settled now.
I dunno if it helps but the car is a 51 reg Clio.
Thanx for any help or suggestions u can provide me.
Miss Cream xxx

15 Feb 2007

By louder do you mean the engine is revving more than usual? If so probably the clutch is knackered

15 Feb 2007

By louder do you mean the engine is revving more than usual? If so probably the clutch is knackered

15 Feb 2007

Quote by cfcuk2004
By louder do you mean the engine is revving more than usual? If so probably the clutch is knackered

Yeah I suppose so...basically when I drive 60+mph in 5th gear, it sounds like Im driving that speed in 4th gear. Even when I do go from 4th to 5th, the engine noise doesn't change as it should

15 Feb 2007

Quote by creampie123
By louder do you mean the engine is revving more than usual? If so probably the clutch is knackered

Yeah I suppose so...basically when I drive 60+mph in 5th gear, it sounds like Im driving that speed in 4th gear. Even when I do go from 4th to 5th, the engine noise doesn't change as it shouldtake the hand brake off lol

15 Feb 2007

Where's sheddy when you need him wink

15 Feb 2007

Quote by northeastcoupleuk
By louder do you mean the engine is revving more than usual? If so probably the clutch is knackered

Yeah I suppose so...basically when I drive 60+mph in 5th gear, it sounds like Im driving that speed in 4th gear. Even when I do go from 4th to 5th, the engine noise doesn't change as it shouldtake the hand brake off lol

Handbrake? Whats a handbrake? dunno

:lol

15 Feb 2007

Quote by hisandhers
Where's sheddy when you need him

Sheddyyyy ohhhhhhhhh sheddyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! :bounce:

15 Feb 2007

Quote by creampie123
By louder do you mean the engine is revving more than usual? If so probably the clutch is knackered

Yeah I suppose so...basically when I drive 60+mph in 5th gear, it sounds like Im driving that speed in 4th gear. Even when I do go from 4th to 5th, the engine noise doesn't change as it shouldtake the hand brake off lol

Handbrake? Whats a handbrake? dunno

:lol
give him a poke

I'm sure he can help :lol:
wave

Sheddy

15 Feb 2007

it's fooked simple as that :smug:
it could be the clutch, does it smell like burnt dogs around the engine bay when its been doing it.
Hell don't ask me I work for a finance company so I know sod all about cars wink

15 Feb 2007

Quote by sheddy
it's fooked simple as that :smug:
it could be the clutch, does it smell like burnt dogs around the engine bay when its been doing it.
Hell don't ask me I work for a finance company so I know sod all about cars

Christ that was quick, I've only just finished perving ya pics after PMing u lol. no, there's no smell afterwards whatsoever. So could it be a clutch problem? If so, what happens the longer I leave it unfixed?

15 Feb 2007

Thankyou for the suggestions cfcuk and Sheddy. It's not actually over-revving tho cos the rev counter doesnt go up and up. It's over-revved once before ages ago so i know its not that...just incase anyone thinks it's that dunno

15 Feb 2007

Quote by creampie123
it's fooked simple as that :smug: the longer you leave it the more damage and money it cost you
it could be the clutch, does it smell like burnt dogs around the engine bay when its been doing it.
Hell don't ask me I work for a finance company so I know sod all about cars

Christ that was quick, I've only just finished perving ya pics after PMing u lol. no, there's no smell afterwards whatsoever. So could it be a clutch problem? If so, what happens the longer I leave it unfixed?

15 Feb 2007

Quote by creampie123
Thankyou for the suggestions cfcuk and Sheddy. It's not actually over-revving tho cos the rev counter doesnt go up and up. It's over-revved once before ages ago so i know its not that...just incase anyone thinks it's that

From that description it sounds more like it is slipping confused

I am sure a qualified person will be along to correct me shortly :lol2:

15 Feb 2007

Gets worse and then you can't get gears or it goes bang and you find you need a recovery truck to get you home or to a garage.
If it is the clutch.

15 Feb 2007

I dont want to scare you but Steve had his clutch done very recently and it would have cost us £560 if they hadn't done it under warranty :scared:

15 Feb 2007

Quote by Shireen
I dont want to scare you but Steve had his clutch done very recently and it would have cost us £560 if they hadn't done it under warranty :scared:

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :scared:
God, just as well it was under warrenty!
Just been PMing Sheddy. He reckons its not the clutch cos the rev counter would be going up and up. Was saying to him that Mr C says it sounds like a dynamo. Me lil Skwig is due an MOT so I could enquire about it when I put it in for that.
If anyone has any other suggestion, please feel free to share them.
Thankyou to u all,
Miss Cream xx

15 Feb 2007

There is a possibility it could be the diff, as it's a front wheel drive car any wear noise could sound like it's from the engine
How many miles has the car done (and do you have history to prove it?)

15 Feb 2007

It could be a layshaft bearing or input shaft bearing in the gearbox....
A diff bearing dunno

Front wheel drive cars have the differential as an integral part of the gearbox...
One way to try it is to get up to around 50mph and put the car into neutral for a second and see if the noise changes...
Putting it into neutral will unload the input shaft and layshaft bearings..

15 Feb 2007

Quote by Mallock2006
It could be a layshaft bearing or input shaft bearing in the gearbox....
A diff bearing
Front wheel drive cars have the differential as an integral part of the gearbox...
One way to try it is to get up to around 50mph and put the car into neutral for a second and see if the noise changes...
Putting it into neutral will unload the input shaft and layshaft bearings..

Although it is a woman driver so she might just have driven over her neighbours bin and not noticed it's trapped underneath :giggle: bolt

15 Feb 2007

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Although it is a woman driver so she might just have driven over her neighbours bin and not noticed it's trapped underneath :giggle:

:kick:

16 Feb 2007

Can i slip a quick one in....... lol

I have 2 auto mercs that have been stood for a few months and when i went to move them, the handbrakes?brakes on both appear to have stuck on! I have tried the rocking them back and forth between drive and reverse and still stuck. My question is will it damage the cars to drive them like that? is there anything i as non techie person can do to remedy this?
One of them is a 4matic (auto 4 wheel drive) does that make any diffrence to any of the questions above?
I dont want to do something that will make the situation worse...merc stealerships have had far too much money out of me to be giving them anymore.
Nicky

16 Feb 2007

Quote by swing_fun_cpl
Can i slip a quick one in.......
I have 2 auto mercs that have been stood for a few months and when i went to move them, the handbrakes?brakes on both appear to have stuck on! I have tried the rocking them back and forth between drive and reverse and still stuck. My question is will it damage the cars to drive them like that? is there anything i as non techie person can do to remedy this?
One of them is a 4matic (auto 4 wheel drive) does that make any diffrence to any of the questions above?
I dont want to do something that will make the situation worse...merc stealerships have had far too much money out of me to be giving them anymore.
Nicky

Its probably best the pads are removed...........Disks cleaned and pads refitted/replaced as it would appear they have siezed...
Possibly have a rolling road brake test to test the brake efficiency in case a caliper has siezed as well..

16 Feb 2007

My suggestion:
Get a new cars, a nice pretty one x

Quote by creampie123
For the past fortnight or so my car has been making noises it shouldnt. When I reach 40mph the engine has been louder than it should. I take it to 45/50mph in 4th gear and obviously gets louder. However, when I put it into 5th gear at this point, it is still as loud. When I reach 60/70mph, it sounds like I'm driving it in 4th gear still...get my drift? I just wondered why this is happening? It's as if it's not recognising 5th gear or something?
Before this started happening, me and Mr C could here a noise from the back of the car which, to me, sounded like a plate spinning on it's rims on a floor. This seems to have settled now.
I dunno if it helps but the car is a 51 reg Clio.
Thanx for any help or suggestions u can provide me.
Miss Cream xxx

16 Feb 2007

What colour though Drew?? dunno

The colour is important you know...
:giggle: :giggle:

16 Feb 2007

Depends, what colour are her nails....
Thats the first thing i thought of rolleyes

16 Feb 2007

Thankyou

Had a feeling it wouldnt be something simple, it never is in my case smile

Fingers crossed it isnt another merc only job, be glad when ive got rid of the buggers now.
Nicky

16 Feb 2007

Quote by Drewxcore
Depends, what colour are her nails....
Thats the first thing i thought of

:thumbup: See you do know something about women wink

16 Feb 2007

Is it ok to drive them to a garage, or do i have to try and get a man in :rascal:
Russ doesnt do cars, so im on my own with this one lol

Nicky

16 Feb 2007

Never said i didnt, i grew up with women and most of my friends are female.....Who said i didnt? duel

Quote by Shireen
Depends, what colour are her nails....
Thats the first thing i thought of

:thumbup: See you do know something about women wink