I’ve been hearing strange grinding noises from my gd3 since i got it a few years ago. They seem to happen when the car is cold and/or starts up after a long period (5+ hour’s approx) of being stationary. After a few minutes of low rpm driving the engine heats up and the noise goes away. For the time being I’m thinking it’s a fluid issue.
There are 3 types of grinding noises; one when I press the accelerator ¼ down, one when I press the clutch down and another when I release it, and one when I don’t accelerate and it’s just rolling.
The accelerator noise happens at about 2.5k+ rpm, it sounds like some metal is knocking on something. The clutch noise sounds like the clutch is sticking or not moving freely. The rolling noise sounds like the accelerating noise, but much louder and harder.
I can upload clips if it would help you understand the problem. I probably couldn’t take it to mechanic as it’s a very environment specific thing, and he probably wouldn’t hear anything.
Thanks
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