Any ideas oppo?

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 09/13/2016 at 15:39 • Filed to: None

0

34

When my e36 is in neutral with the clutch engaged it makes a slight grumbling. Push the clutch in and select a gear and it stops. No weird noises (other than the failing power steering and rattly exhaust) while driving either. Not overly bothered because ill probably put some miles on it while I get my life in order, then engine swap it anyway. E46 323i are cheap here, sell some parts and I can get a low mile 2.5 i6 for less than £200.

MonkeePuzzle > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 15:42

2

throwout bearing?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > MonkeePuzzle 09/13/2016 at 15:47

0

Similar noise, but if I push the clutch in, no noise. Thats when youd expect throwout bearing grumble.

TheHondaBro > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 15:47

1

Slight grumbling? Sounds like your E36 is an old man. You should probably get off its lawn.

Echo51 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 15:51

0

Worn bearings on the axle into the gearbox. it spins while in neutral with clutch engaged, you clutch out it’ll release the axle, putting into gear will also stop it from the engagement. My dad’s escort ran with a bad whirr, almost like straight-cut gears, but never got worse or showed any signs of failing for the few years he had it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > TheHondaBro 09/13/2016 at 15:53

1

That helps explain the incontinence too.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Echo51 09/13/2016 at 15:54

0

Thanks for the explanation. Should last plenty long enough then.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 15:54

0

Hmm, worn synchros maybe? Though I think that would mean you would hear it in atleast some gears too, though maybe it is just not audible due to other noises?

That’s just my slightly educated guess though, so I could be wrong.

How are you doing btw?

MonkeePuzzle > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 15:56

2

throw in bearing? :P

Klaus Schmoll > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 15:57

0

Decided what to do? What’s your partner’s opinion?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Klaus Schmoll 09/13/2016 at 16:00

0

Guna go back and take up my old job. Gf told me clearly to leave. Said shes never seen me this ill...

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:00

0

I have nothing to add except my S10 makes the same noise under the same circumstances and I haven’t noticed anything weird about the way it operates so I’m choosing not to worry about it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/13/2016 at 16:01

0

Think echo may be onto something with it. A layshaft spins when the car is in neutral and the bearing can wear out. (Totally just looked that up). Im an okay DIY mechanic, but gearboxes are magic to me.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > MonkeePuzzle 09/13/2016 at 16:02

1

Ba dum tsh

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/13/2016 at 16:03

0

Yeah im not concerned, it still drives pretty well. Just curious mostly.

Klaus Schmoll > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:07

0

My best wishes!

And do still have the Twingo? I was a bit confused there as to why you bought the Compact in the first place besides it being cheap and a potentially easy flip.

Steve in Manhattan > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:08

2

Throwout bearing.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:10

0

Mmmmm engine swap. I actually dreamed of a 6-cylinder E46 Compact last night. Oh man

NostalgicCarLife > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:15

3

That’s pretty normal. I think it’s caused by the throwout bearing “dragging” when the clutch is engaged. When you push the clutch pedal the noise disappears because the bearing is now pushed in and spinning (unless the bearing is bad, then it makes even more noise).

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 09/13/2016 at 16:16

0

I actually found a 90k mile e46 323i saloon yesterday for like £550. Clean interior to sell and scrap the shell (it had rust) then put that 2.5 engine in the e36. Thats the plan at least, to find something similar when I have the time.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Klaus Schmoll 09/13/2016 at 16:17

0

Thanks man.

Yeah the Twingo still gets driven a lot. I bought the e36 because I liked it and wanted to own one. Originally i was going to flip it for a tiny profit, then ultimately kept it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > NostalgicCarLife 09/13/2016 at 16:18

0

Fair enough, nothing to be concerned about then.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:21

0

Yeah, they’ve got a lot going on in quite a small area.

One of the bearings was my next guess too. So I hope it’s just that.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:24

0

Fuuuuu... all E46s with 6 cylinders either have really high mileage, beaten to hell and back and/or both. The good examples are still our there though, unlike E30s and E36s.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/13/2016 at 16:24

1

Probably nothing major. Even if it is i have no money in the car and plans to swap the drivetrain anyway.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:27

0

I get your decision. Ultimately your own well being and that of your loved ones will always be more important than a job.

Are you plannig to look for a job more fitting to your education closer to home, or are you going to keep doing your old job for a while?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 09/13/2016 at 16:28

0

In the UK big petrol engined cars are worth pennies and usually out of reach of the chavs that hoon them. So there are bargains to be found.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/13/2016 at 16:29

0

Havent 100% decided yet. I have a good chance of reaching management in retail so thats an option. Id love to be in the automotive sector but competition for jobs is nuts here.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:33

0

Insurance for young chaps is probably very high for everywhere, even moreso for high displacement/output cars. I still regularly see some 20 something driving CL600s and other big cars. (They probably live with their mums)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 09/13/2016 at 16:41

0

Yeah insurance is crazy here for those sorts of cars.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 16:53

0

You’ve got the benefit that you can keep the retail job with some perspective on a higher function, so in case you can’t find a job jn the automotive sector you still have something.

Are there so little jobs in the automotive sector up north? Or is it just that there are too many engineers?

I’m always told that the UK has lots of automotive engineering going on, though it is possible that my sources forget to mention that mostly being in the south.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/13/2016 at 17:03

0

There are jobs in the North but theyre largely Nissan and their suppliers. Theres just too many qualified people making the competition very high. Many people with good degrees here end up just taking what they can get. Hell with this job i wanted automotive, i ended up doing office work for a housebuilder...

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/13/2016 at 17:14

0

That’s a pitty.

In the somewhat unlikely case that I hear some company is looking for a mechanical engineer in the north, I will refer them to you. But you never know, such a situation might occur, since I’m going into the automotive sector soon-ish.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/13/2016 at 17:25

1

Thanks man, an unlikely occurence though haha. I’m just going to start applying for automotive sector jobs and see where it goes.

Nauraushaun > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/14/2016 at 08:53

0

Totally thrust/throwout bearing, or so I’ve been told. My last few cars have done it.