For almost a year now my car makes a whining/squeaking noise until I disengage the clutch (I looked on Youtube and it's exactly the same as people's "bad throwout bearing" videos).
It doesn't happen as soon as I start the car, but about 15-20 mins into the journey it starts.
Will it damage anything else on the car if I leave it until it fails completely (since people say with the labour required it's best to replace the entire clutch)?
I'm thinking about selling it/trading it in soon for a VW Polo, so I don't know whether to tell them what the problem is (and if it's a garage, they might knock a bit off the value, but less than it would cost me to fix it) or fix it, and hope it might add more onto the value (because it's being sold with a new clutch)?
How much will it cost to replace? The garage I'll use charged me £300 to replace the timing belt and head gasket
It's the 1.4 8v engine with only 30k miles on it. This car is the bane of my life.
It doesn't happen as soon as I start the car, but about 15-20 mins into the journey it starts.
Will it damage anything else on the car if I leave it until it fails completely (since people say with the labour required it's best to replace the entire clutch)?
I'm thinking about selling it/trading it in soon for a VW Polo, so I don't know whether to tell them what the problem is (and if it's a garage, they might knock a bit off the value, but less than it would cost me to fix it) or fix it, and hope it might add more onto the value (because it's being sold with a new clutch)?
How much will it cost to replace? The garage I'll use charged me £300 to replace the timing belt and head gasket
It's the 1.4 8v engine with only 30k miles on it. This car is the bane of my life.
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