Hi

Ive had a car for a couple of weeks and Im regretting buying the thing.

There was a knocking noise when I brought it and the old owner said they were drop links, which is why he sold it me for £300. A day or two after I bought it I noticed a chattering/cha cha cha cha/du du du kind of rotating noise on the right side but only when the car is travelling, not when its idle...perhaps like something was spining against something else. I took it into the garage and they called me back saying it was the uplinks and some bushes. All cost me £140 (which was kind of over what I expected). I picked it up today and the noise was still happening. I took it back and they put it on the ramp ran it at speed and the noise was apparent. The mechanic then took it for a drive and came back, put it on the ramp again, stroked his chin and said he thought it was either the gearbox or driveshaft. He said he couldnt be sure but his gaffer was a gearbox expert and told me to come back tomorrow.

Well I looked on the internet and typed in all the words that describe this noise and kept coming up with wheel bearings. I took the car out swerve right and left at around 30mph and noticed the noise disappear when swerving left but got somewhat louder when turning right. I felt the wheels after I took it for a ride and the right tyre is somewhat hotter than the left. I rang the garage telling them that I thought it was the wheel bearing. The guy gave me a quote and said he was 99.9% it wasnt a wheel bearing. He reckons its the driveshaft or the gear box.

Does anyone else think this is right? Just in case you need to know its a 1998 Mk4 Fiesta Encore.

without hearing i couldnt say for sure but normally a clunk rattle noise that appears turning one way but not the other points at a cv joint.

without hearing i couldnt say for sure but normally a clunk rattle noise that appears turning one way but not the other points at a cv joint.

Thanks for your answer mate. How much would that cost roughly at a garage to repair? Im thinking off taking this one on the chin and selling it for spares.

If it is the CV joint then can I drive on that?

Thanks for your answer mate. How much would that cost roughly at a garage to repair? Im thinking off taking this one on the chin and selling it for spares.

If it is the CV joint then can I drive on that?

not really, if its the CV joint - you dont want it breaking apart when you're under acceleration.

id put it on axle stands, spin the wheel and listen where its coming from