bye bye golf!

[BiGUKG]

Is the knocking noise almost metallic and a little hollow sounding? Just wondering if it might be the clutch if you say you've got issues with it.

Yeah, it does sound a bit like that. Its not a noise that makes me cringe everytime I hear it, but you can tell something isn't right. If it was that, would it make any difference whether the clutch was engaged/dis-engaged. It seems to be when it's dis-engaged at the moment and I haven't noticed it's got louder when I engage the clutch to put it in gear.

EDIT: What would cause the clutch to make the knocking noise mate? Should there be any other symptoms? (Like slipping, which I haven't had any of?) The thrust bearing on that clutch went months ago, so it makes sense the rest might be on its way out.

  Got me thinking now mate.........

[jeremybarker]

The mini's are  known for faulty thrust bearings, the noise we had sounded like this and was intermittant, i guess it was the clutch plate moving in the housing but i'm no spanner monkey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHj8E5-ew0s

[Wayne]

It will not be the clutch, if you have let the oil level drop then I suspect a main bearing has picked up.

[BiGUKG]

The mini's are  known for faulty thrust bearings, the noise we had sounded like this and was intermittant, i guess it was the clutch plate moving in the housing but i'm no spanner monkey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHj8E5-ew0s

Does sound a bit like that, but much less frequent. Me neither mate, don't know much at all about the mechanical side.

It will not be the clutch, if you have let the oil level drop then I suspect a main bearing has picked up.

Expect that means no driving mate if it's that?

Going out any min to try and reset the alarm, then atleast I'll be able to get it started and get someone to have a proper look at it.

[BiGUKG]

The belt has gone, teeth missing everywhere but it's not actually snapped. Picked up a new belt today so get that om and see how it runs, hopefully not damaged the valves though because it wasn't driven with the knocking. We'll see.

[Wayne]

The belt has gone, teeth missing everywhere but it's not actually snapped. Picked up a new belt today so get that om and see how it runs, hopefully not damaged the valves though because it wasn't driven with the knocking. We'll see.

If they are knocking you will need to be lucky to have not bent some.

[BiGUKG]

It p!ssed it down all day today so nothings got done, so it'll be tomorrow now while I'm at work. I'll keep this updated. Step Dad who's doing the work is keen to find out what caused it too. so should be a good update tomorrow.

[BiGUKG]

Found some old pics of the Golf, when it was standard Back in 2007 when my brother first got it!
With some pics of how it stands now to show what's been done.

[jeremybarker]

Made any headway into sorting the engine?

[BiGUKG]

The weather here has just been constant rain during light hours and we can't get it into the garage for all the sh!t thats piled up in there at the moment, but not just yet no mate or I would have definitely posted.
Step Dad said he thinks it might need a water pump, but I've got the belt sorted ready to go on.

Walking to work at the moment, in the rain......... you don't realise how much you rely on a car until you have to be without it!