MK1 Clio 16v
Was driving back from Lincoln on Saturday with 3 passengers and loads of luggage in the boot and drive fairly calmly most of the way back. Had to overtake a few lorries on the way, and as most of the valver owners on CS will know, you have to drop a fair few gears when you have a car full to get any acceleration!
Anyway, the car was fine most of the way back, but then suddenly when accelerating in third it popped out of gear. Tried to put it back in third but it just kept popping out. If i held it in third and accelerated then it was fine.
Drove it for a while after that and eventually just avoided using third gear, all the others worked fine with no problems. Started noticing a slight grating feeling coming through the gearstick when changing into 5th but all others were still ok.
A while after that it became quite difficult sometimes to get it into 1st & 2nd, so i put it in neutral and pulled my foot off the clutch and the car jolted slightly (as if it was still in gear), and after that i was able to get 1st/2nd.
After driving around a bit more i was accelerating in 2nd and i put my foot down to accelerate, and the revs went really high (as if the clutch was slipping slightly) but it was still accelerating. Then i went uphill in second and gave it some acceleration and it was fine again.
Started driving home a day later and noticed a really strong smell whenever i came to a standstill coming through the fan vents, the only thing i can describe it as is a very strong smell of gas from a cooker. Also noticed if i put my foot down in 4th gear i could hear something rattling/grating.
Now my valver is just sitting at home and i'm getting the bus to work each morning. I'm guessing my gearbox is fecked but just wanted to know if anyone things something else might be wrong? Engine mount given way perhaps?
If my box has gone then i'm gonna get a willy engine and gearbox, so it's not all bad.
Let me know if anyone is selling a low-mileage willy engine!
Cheers for any suggestions, sorry for the long babbling post (i'm tired!)
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Anyway, the car was fine most of the way back, but then suddenly when accelerating in third it popped out of gear. Tried to put it back in third but it just kept popping out. If i held it in third and accelerated then it was fine.
Drove it for a while after that and eventually just avoided using third gear, all the others worked fine with no problems. Started noticing a slight grating feeling coming through the gearstick when changing into 5th but all others were still ok.
A while after that it became quite difficult sometimes to get it into 1st & 2nd, so i put it in neutral and pulled my foot off the clutch and the car jolted slightly (as if it was still in gear), and after that i was able to get 1st/2nd.
After driving around a bit more i was accelerating in 2nd and i put my foot down to accelerate, and the revs went really high (as if the clutch was slipping slightly) but it was still accelerating. Then i went uphill in second and gave it some acceleration and it was fine again.
Started driving home a day later and noticed a really strong smell whenever i came to a standstill coming through the fan vents, the only thing i can describe it as is a very strong smell of gas from a cooker. Also noticed if i put my foot down in 4th gear i could hear something rattling/grating.
Now my valver is just sitting at home and i'm getting the bus to work each morning. I'm guessing my gearbox is fecked but just wanted to know if anyone things something else might be wrong? Engine mount given way perhaps?
If my box has gone then i'm gonna get a willy engine and gearbox, so it's not all bad.
Let me know if anyone is selling a low-mileage willy engine!
Cheers for any suggestions, sorry for the long babbling post (i'm tired!)
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