Rattling coming from underneath...gearbox?

[Hixle]

Hi guys,

You'll have to bear with me here, I'm not the most mechanically minded person.

Anyway, the 182 has developed a new rattle over the past few months. I originally had it down as the exhaust, but other than worn mounts my mechanic couldn't find anything. So now I'm looking at the clutch/gearbox area.

It seems to be an intermittent rattle when:

1) on idle. Tends to be more frequent when warm.
2) switching the engine off. This is by far when the rattle is loudest. Ingition off then a loud rattle/shake. Tends to be louder after a longer drive, although doesn't always happen.

I also hear the same noise when stationary and in gear and the handbrake on. From here, I lift up the clutch to the biting point, then quickly push it down again. This creates the 'rattle' noise.

Sorry I can't be more technical or specific, but does anyone recognise this at all? If it helps, the car's on 87k.

Cheers,
Luke.

 

[The Boosh!]

Sounds like a knackered engine mount. There are two around the box area iirc!

 

[welshname]

Did you inspect the heatshield? It may be the movement of the exhaust under load causing it to make contact with the heatshield.

 

[Hixle]

Cheers Luke, will look into it from that angle mate. Are the uprated items worth going for? Bear in mind I don't drive like a hero/bellend everywhere.

Rhys - I've not mate, will have my mechanic take a look when he services it next week. I wouldn't know what I'm looking for

 

[welshname]

Hopefully if it's a rattle it's something like that. I had an arch liner come off a clio at circa 90mph, take my lower front grill out and smash my heat shield up against the gear linkage. Easy fix though.

 

[Dan519]

actually sounds like the bolts on the gearbox mount may have worked loose

 

[Hixle]

Cheers Dan, another thing for me to check for mate.

Can also get a video of the noise if it helps?

 

[not normal dan]

Cheers Luke, will look into it from that angle mate. Are the uprated items worth going for? Bear in mind I don't drive like a hero/bellend everywhere.

Rhys - I've not mate, will have my mechanic take a look when he services it next week. I wouldn't know what I'm looking for

I wouldn't bother with the uprated mounts, I had the vibra technics ones an thu they did nothing but rattle me car to pieces, the only mount i'd bother with is an uprated powerflex dogbone then standard Renault mounts for the rest.

 

[MullyBaby]

Like this? Then its the diff....

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?644793-Gearbox-going-Diff-*VIDEO*

 

[Hixle]

I wouldn't bother with the uprated mounts, I had the vibra technics ones an thu they did nothing but rattle me car to pieces, the only mount i'd bother with is an uprated powerflex dogbone then standard Renault mounts for the rest.

Ta Dan, good to know mate.

Like this? Then its the diff....

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?644793-Gearbox-going-Diff-*VIDEO*

Can't watch at work mate but will check later. Hope not; sounds expensive :dapprove: