General Blah :( this sounds expensive

[Ste (homz)]

Alright Gang,

First real problem ive had with the car thus far so im not that bitter about it,

just recently im hearing a whirling type noise when the cars in gear, if i press the clutch pedal in the noise goes away, then if i bring it back out the noise comes back,

instantly i thought the clutch/ bearing has had it so id want a new clutch although my dad says its my drive shaft and is 110% adament its that, he said its been doing it for a long time but he didnt want to say as he said i would only think he was nit picking (because he hates fiat hes a VW guy)

one of the members on here said it could be the gear box oil as its never been changed since ive had it (had it a yr now although god knows when it last got changed)

what should i do ? the next service is due in June although i dont know weither to put it in now for the whole lot doin and see what the outcome is,

my car is a mk1 with 77k on the clock, for over a yr now the car has never skipped a beat and has been absolutley perfect its payed for itself in what its saved me in bus fares, only thing ive needed replacing was the exhaust.

thanks a lot guys, you always sort me out im sure this time will be no different

love you all

 

[Sei S]

Dont know if this is of any help but that noise occured when my clutch release bearings went.

 

[Ste (homz)]

so worst case scenario is a new clutch like i thought in the first place ?

 

[vtec]

yeah, but check the gear oil first, just incase its that.its the cheaper option, its more likely to be the clutch bearing though.,not really a huge job on a punto if your confident with it.,.,

 

[Ste (homz)]

not at all hehe, ill get my mate to do it

theres a little bit of a noise (thats shouldnt be there) when the clutch is pressed in as well, just noticed that this morning, dont know if its related, ill get it through a full service and see if its ok, if not ill get the clutch replaced.

im sure my mate will advise me on anything else thats wrong.

Happy times

thanks a lot guys

 

[Ste (homz)]

My freind the mechanic said its either a bearing, suspension or the drive shaft which is causing the noise,

if it is one of those 3 what would the worst case scenario be regarding how much its going to cost ?

has anyone had this done ? its the only problem ive had with the car since buying it well over a year ago

thanks a lot

 

[Sei S]

Well for me new clutch cost £150 for parts and labour. From what Ive read on here thats a decent price. Others £200+. If your mate can do it its going to be cheaper Im guessing.

I had suspension done last MOT and I cant remember the breakdown of cost Im afraid. I remember it came to about £280 but that included full service, MOT and brakes.

Never had drive shaft done.