Kent1962 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 My wife's 2009 Mk7 1.25 Zetec has starting making a whirring noise when in neutral. It has only done 35,000 and serviced regularly. If you press the clutch down the noise stops. It is more noticeable when the car is cold. I checked the gearbox oil this weekend and topped up with about 1/2 litre but this has made no difference. From reading other posts, some say it’s either clutch thrust bearing or gearbox input shaft. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 First of all, welcome to the Forum. From doing a bit of research i have come up with the answer that it could be your input shaft bearing, layshaft bearing or clutch release bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent1962 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks for the reply. Does anyone know, if there is any way of testing to be sure which one it is? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Half a litre of oil is a fair amount for a gearbox to loose, has it been leaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent1962 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 No sign of a leak, quite a bit came out as it levelled off though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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