engine and drivetrain transmission noise when clutch is out

[baron02]

i hear a low whirring growl in the transmission until i engage the clutch. this car is new to me. it has been sitting 4 years. my mechanic got it up and running. wondering if it is going to need a transmission or if this is normal operation.

thank you,

baron

[dubois]

It seems that I have had that noise in all my 02's (10) to a different degree. One had a lot of play on the input shaft, and made the most noise. The others were probably low, old oil or had oil that was too thinl. I had red line mulitgrade on one and had to switch to regular tranny oil to reduce the noise. It almost eliminated it but the shifting is not as smooth now.

[baron02]

thanks for the response. the car shifts fine and drives fine. i will look into the oil level/type.

[Beaner7102]

When your foot is on the clutch, you can get noise from a bad pilot bearing or the thrust (takeoff) bearing. Especially if the car has sat for a while, like yours has.

Both need the tranny out to replace. Pilot bearing is about $5, thrust about $100.

Change the oil too as it can't hurt.

HTH Beaner7102

[baron02]

thanks.