Noisy Engine!!

[Paul Messette]

Hi all,Just bought a Nissan MICRA (K11) 1.0 i 16V, 998 cc...Its going fine but noisy...When I put my foot on the clutch,the noise disappears..Lift foot off clutch and grinding noise comes back...I've checked all the fluid levels,transmission etc...All fine....I was thinking clutch release bearing?? Im no mechanic,can anybody help?? Many thanks Paul.

 

[Stani1029]

It is the clutch release bearing mate, new clutch kit and youll be sorted

 

[Paul Messette]

It is the clutch release bearing mate, new clutch kit and youll be sorted

Thanks Stani1029...Thought I was on the right track...As I said,im no mechanic...Will I have to buy the whole kit,or can you just buy the bearing on its own??

 

[Stani1029]

Im sure you can buy the bearing alone but the clutch kit is only like £45 and with all the work removing gearbox to change the bearing ive always thought its best to do the clutch for peace of mind

 

[hussain]

you can buy a LUK clutch which is genuine clutch make for about 30pounds at www.buypartsby.co.uk

i have the same problem which the noise......gonna change ma clutch when i get a day to maself. WORST case it can be the mainshaft bearing in the gearbox

 

[frank]

sounds like the g/box to me, the thrust bearing usually squeals, and should,nt really be spinning at all till you push the clutch down

 

[Ed]

I'm more likely to agree with frank (that's unusual) If you touch the clutch really lightly does it go away/change or does it only change when the clutch is fully pressed?

 

[frank]

(that's unusual) I

tis ed
and bear in mind that the pre-facelift 1.0 has a smaller clutch/box etc paul

 

[Ed]

pre facelift is neigh on same as K10 box.

 

[will930]

i had this issue, was deffinately the g/box input shaft as the clutch was new at the time

(serves me right choosing a 130k box over a 60k box) DOH!

 

[baguete]

i had this issue, was deffinately the g/box input shaft as the clutch was new at the time

(serves me right choosing a 130k box over a 60k box) DOH!

Starting to have this problem too, new clutch installed and when the engine/box are hot, it makes a bearing-like noise, how can i solve it?

 

[will930]

either new box or the box rebuilt....

however maybe a thicker oil? i have no idea if that will have any effect

 

[baguete]

either new box or the box rebuilt....

however maybe a thicker oil? i have no idea if that will have any effect

What were the symptoms you had?

 

[will930]

like a noisy squaky squal grinding ish noise in any situation other than the clutch pressed

but i feel its worth a shot at a thicker oil to quieten it down as it should be ok for a while yet id imagine