strange noise when changing gear

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

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.

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

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.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

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

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

sure its npot the alt belt/ps if fitted belt. On the energy's theres 2 seperate belts for the PS and Alt.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

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

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

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.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

ok so what should i do about it

cheers

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

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

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

ok will check.

cheers chris

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

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 ?

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Extra lubrication shouldn't do that much harm I would've thought.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

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 .

Level 6 User Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 134

what is the best gear oil to use, can someone be specific?

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

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

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

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.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

so its this one yeah ??(synthetic)

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

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.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

they got shit loads of oil in the website .

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

any of those will do.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

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