Noise from gear box

**Sambo73** · 20-08-2011 09:43 AM

I have been getting a noise in first gear when the engine is cold. I heard it first a few weeks ago in the mornings when I have been driving to work. It sound to me like a belt slipping! My wife says it sounds like a soft air horn!!

It only happens when the engine is cold, you can fell a small vibration thought the car and when the car moves in to 2nd gear it goes away.
My car was in for its 10k service 2 weeks ago and I told the dealer but they said they could not hear the the noise on the test drive.

The noise does not happen all the time and I have been making notes on when it happens so I can take it back to my dealer so they can hear it.

Any you guys would know what it could be????

**trism** · 20-08-2011 10:00 AM

Could be synchro, could be the gear itself.

What I'd do is take it to the dealer, leave it overnight, and then tell them to test it first thing in the morning, when its cold.

Sent from my custard cannon like Peter North.

**Fredoops** · 20-08-2011 11:01 AM

Every 3rd person who comes on this forum had issues with their gearbox of some sort.

Makes me question the quality of the box or the recommended service schedule.....

**Sambo73** · 20-08-2011 03:04 PM

I was going to do that but would like to be there when they take it for a test drive!!!!

Will waiting for my dealer to get a set of mud flaps from Japan then I will leave it there over night and go in early to test drive it with them.

**marquee** · 20-08-2011 09:30 PM

Happened to me to it was my clutch release bearing

**trism** · 20-08-2011 09:33 PM

Nah, coz then itd happen in every gear, not just first, coz that was my first thought also.

**marquee** · 21-08-2011 12:02 PM

Not necessarily never happened in any other gear for me and when I pulled my clutch out it was the bearing without a doubt all clogged up and when I moved the bearing you could hear it

**Sambo73** · 21-08-2011 02:19 PM

But this is a new car!! would you think it would be a clutch release bearing in a car this young???

**trism** · 21-08-2011 02:20 PM

yeah, its definately possible.

**Sambo73** · 21-08-2011 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by trism

yeah, its definately possible.

if so I think I might be in for a fight with my dealer. I think the first thing is to make sure they hear the noise!!!!

**seattle0099** · 23-08-2011 03:32 PM

My Euro has this issue as well. The noice from the gearbox is like bee. I took my car to R.D Honda before. They said it is fine. Anyone knows how to solve this problem?