307 noise in neutral dissapears when pressing clutch???

Sep 04, 2003 6 Replies

i'm getting fed up with this car already, only had it since this Sat! 51 plate HDI 2.0 Rapier 11500 miles just had 12000 service before i picked it up,now it's already back in for indicator stalk,creaking when turning,loose rattling engine undertray and to top it all off,now mainly when cold but it is intermittent theres like a scraping noise from the car in neutral when i press the clutch in fully it completely disappears? does this sound like clutch or gearbox bearing?


"Ady" wrote in news:wIB5b.6427$ snipped-for-privacy@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk:

This may be caused by the mechanical ESP feedback when "calibrating". This short sound/vibration should appear once after starting up the car and shifting in the 1st or 2nd gear. Then not again. If it happens multiple times during your cruise it's not the ESP (except you're driving kind of reckless :) ).

Greetings from wombatstamped

Release bearing vibrating until pressing the clutch pedal puts a load on it. Very common on FWD cars and not usually a problem.

Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines

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turning,loose

so if i listened to another 307 it should do the same noise?

it's now due in to get a few things looked at,another problem that has just appeared is the radio losing certain fm stations! grrrrrr i give up

Clutch release bearings sounds about right to me. Ive asked a few ppl after I got my clutch done on my 306. Started making a strange noise in neutral. Everyone says the same thing, "thats the clutch release bearings, its ok, nothing to worry about, its normal". If its a new car then I would think that either the clutch has been changed (dont know why!) or the gearbox has been off. I dont recall many of my mates with new cars complaining about noises like that. If it pisses you off that much then take it back to the showroom and ask for another one cos you are not happy.

scott

Hi Andy..

turning,loose

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