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 strange noise when changing gear
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trancer
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:41 pm

my r19 seems to make a small screeching noise when i change from 1st to 2nd, at first i thought it may by time to chane the cluch but others have had a drive in the car and say there is plenty of life left in the cluch, iv tried the the test of going up a hill in 4th and seeing if the revs go up but nothing it just stalls, so anyone got any ideas on what i could do next

engine feels quite rough aswell


cheers.
Gentle Ben
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:33 pm

Is there plenty of gear oil? The screw plug on the front of the gearbox acts as a leveller - when you open it you should see a little oil trickle out. If not try giving it a top up with some extreme pressure ('ep') gear oil.

I had this not so long ago - the symptoms I got was a whining when booted in 1st gear.
trancer
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:22 pm

hi there thanks for reply, i was thinking of changing the gear oil but im unsure which oil to get, the thing is that i dont really get any wining noise just a screech and iv tried reseting the ajuster on the pedal but when i reset it i get about 7 or 8 small clicks and thats it, some people have sugested things like th pressure plate and thrust baring.

hey by the way nice car mate hope all the mods go well i cant wait to see some pics posted
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:13 am

sure its npot the alt belt/ps if fitted belt. On the energy's theres 2 seperate belts for the PS and Alt.
trancer
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:09 pm

ill have a look at it tommorow and tightn the belts, there seems to be a grinding noise from the passanger side when in 5th gear sounds like scraping and rumbling it gets worse when i put my foot down, sounds like its comming from the gearbox but im not sure Crying or Very sad
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:42 am

might be a knackered 5th gear. 5th is the 1st to suffer if the oils low. Its only splash lubed and fed by a plastic drip channel.

Reps lagunas are famous for this and 5th gear getting loose, the nut backs out.
trancer
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:02 am

ok so what should i do about it

cheers
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:06 am

check the oil level. If its low top it up. the oil should dribble out of the hole when the levels right.
trancer
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:16 am

ok will check.

cheers chris
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:48 am

Chris H wrote:
check the oil level. If its low top it up. the oil should dribble out of the hole when the levels right.


what happens if you fill it more than you are supposed to,like lets say the car is parked facing sligthly up hill and you filled it untill the oil dribbles out ?
Gentle Ben
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:33 pm

Extra lubrication shouldn't do that much harm I would've thought.
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:47 pm

agreed ben Wink

the thing is i want to change the gearbox oil as soon as i can be bothered .but my drive is slightly uphill (about 10-15 degrees) and thought i might park the car facing up ,that way i can flush the system more efficently as well as filling it up again .
elviscat
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:42 pm

what is the best gear oil to use, can someone be specific?
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:56 pm

apparently Comma 85W90 is a cheap and good one (approved by chris h) ,i could not find it in the motor factors so i have been to comma"s website but couldnot find this specific oil there either.

but as he said ,any ep80 oil should be fine
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:14 am

Over fill it then more chance of leaks etc.

I use in my cars comma auotmatic gearbox oil, much better and its synthetic.

Any EP80/90 is fine though.
schakal
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:59 am

so its this one yeah ??(synthetic)
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Chris H
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:02 am

Nah wouldnae bother with that, use either autoc box oil or just stick with normal EP80/90

Also don't get the 1 litre size buy the 5 litre size. Its cheaper.
schakal
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:12 am

they got shit loads of oil in the website .
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Chris H
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:13 am

any of those will do.
schakal
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:18 am

cheers chris,
this is clear as cyrstal for everyone now .
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