Hi
Recently my 205 1.8 turbo diesel was exhibiting the following problems:
- Juddering clutch in first gear
- A loud vibrating noise coming (I thought) from the gearbox area when I slowed down in gear. The noise would disappear when I put my foot on the accelerator again.
- A knocking/vibrating type of noise from the front left area when I accelerated, mainly in 3rd, 4th or 5th gear. The noise would stop if I took my foot off the accelerator.
Anyway, I put my car into the garage for them to have a look at, and the mechanic said I needed my passenger side front driveshaft renewed - the whole driveshaft including both inner and outer CV joints. To my surprise symptoms 1 and 2 above were cured which I was rather happy about. However, the knocking/vibrating noise from the passenger front area when I accelerate is still there. Before I get in touch with the garage again, has anyone got any idea what may be causing it? If it is relevant, I recently replaced my 13" steel wheels with 14" pepperpot alloys from a 1.6 205 gti but put new lower profile tyres on to get the speedo and gear ratios correct. As I said, the noise appears when I accelerate but goes away if I take my foot off the gas, and is definitely coming from the front left side.
Regards
Mark