307 noise in neutral dissapears when pressing clutch???

[Ady (2)]

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?

 

[Michael Donning]

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?

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 ).

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[Ady (2)]

"Michael Donning" wrote:

"Ady" wrote in

> 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?
>
>
...

it doesen't do it in any gears just in neutral and goes away when i press the clutch,what has this got to do with the brakes?

 

[Dave Baker]

Subject: 307 noise in neutral dissapears when pressing clutch???

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?

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

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[Ady (2)]

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 (www.pumaracing.co.uk) I'm not at all sure why women like men. We're argumentative, childish, unsociable and extremely unappealing naked. I'm quite grateful they do

though.

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

 

[SimonDS]

take my advice. Give the dealer ONE attempt to repair the car, if they fail make it clear you will reject the car and will require a refund. Dealers wil try and give you the run around, afterall didn't they promise to give the car a 128 point check or something? You have the right to expect a nearly new car costing thousands to be of good quality. Take no shit, accept no excuse, demand your rights.

"Ady" wrote:

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 (2)]

take my advice. Give the dealer ONE attempt to repair the car, if they fail make it clear you will reject the car and will require a refund. Dealers wil try and give you the run around, afterall didn't they promise to give the car a 128 point check or something? You have the right to expect a nearly new car costing thousands to be of good quality. Take no shit, accept no excuse, demand your rights.

when

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

 

[scott]

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

 

[Dave (5)]

Hi Andy..

Yep it sounds like the release bearing on the clutch...i had the same problem and the dealer changed it without any problem...it's worse now than it was before but hey...you do own a 307 !!! pity you bought it...get rid of it quick before you get all the other 307 problems !!!