Technical Punto gearbox/drivetrain clicking sound

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Technical Punto gearbox/drivetrain clicking sound

Zebadee

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Hi, I'm new to the forum, my girlfirend has a 2004 Fiat Punto 1200 petrol with manual gearbox I dont know any more about the spec other than its metallic blue and does millions of miles to the gallon compared with my car. :D

In the past few weeks a clicking sound that seems to be either drivetrain/gearbox related has got steadily worse. She is now worried about driving it as she has do a 50 mile round trip to work every day. I initially thought it might be a drive shaft but its only when the car is in drive it never varies dependant of fluctuation of speed or cornering/braking etc, its almost as regular as a tappet sound but obviously it never varies in terms of the speed so it can't be the engine itself.

Obviously my self diagnosis is a bit vague as I'm not a Punto or indeed a front wheel drive car owner. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I hope to check the gearbox oil tomorrow night and jack it up to see if there is anything visibly wrong under there. I realise its hard to give a diagnosis without seeing or hearing the noise buts its possible it could be a common fault that one of you kind people may be aware of.

Many thanks(y)

Steve
 
Hmm, so you say it does not vary with speed or engine speed? In that case, it is incredibly unlikely to be anything in the drivetrain since these vary in speed all the time.

There are very few things in the car that do operate at a constant speed, giving rise to a constant clicking. The only things are the fuel pump, the air blower and the cooling fan at the front that I am aware of.
 
Hmm, so you say it does not vary with speed or engine speed? In that case, it is incredibly unlikely to be anything in the drivetrain since these vary in speed all the time.

There are very few things in the car that do operate at a constant speed, giving rise to a constant clicking. The only things are the fuel pump, the air blower and the cooling fan at the front that I am aware of.

Thanks Mike, I know it sounds strange that the sound does not increase with speed but it really does sound gearbox related or drive shaft. Not being the driver of this car its hard to describe it any better but thanks anyway.(y)
 
Turns out it needed a gearbox, £450 plus a new clutch & labour &VAT, not much change out of £700. :-(
 
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