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Birdog · Feb 9th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Hello

My mini has developed a strange noise.

Starting from cold the noise is easy to hear, once warm it is a bit quieter but still noticeable.

Put the clutch in and the noise disappears, let the clutch back out and the noise appears again.

Knocking noise happens betwwen 2 and 3 times per second.

Any ideas ?

Cheers

ONED · Feb 9th, 2008, 11:14 AM

Could be anything from thrust bearing to clutch to gearbox!

get yourself of to the dealer and get it checked

steviewonder · Feb 11th, 2008, 10:49 AM

I also suffer from this problem, i run my car into my mini dealer the other day and spoke to a technitian, he said he had experienced this before but he said it does happen on many of the vehicles and that when it makes that noise starting from cold, you shouldn't worry about anything.
It is an annoying sound though!!!

Matt FT · Feb 11th, 2008, 03:18 PM

sounds like a thrust bearing to me as well. get it to a garage.

Richard Crofts · Feb 11th, 2008, 03:29 PM

Sounds like the old thrust bearing problem....its a common one and does present rather like how you describe. Not cheap job I'm sorry to say

Hope its something less dramatic

Feb 9th, 2008, 11:07 AM	#1
Birdog Mini Cooper S GP1299 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Local Time: 07:05 AM Posts: 141 Offline	HELP, A worrying Noise Hello My mini has developed a strange noise. Starting from cold the noise is easy to hear, once warm it is a bit quieter but still noticeable. Put the clutch in and the noise disappears, let the clutch back out and the noise appears again. Knocking noise happens betwwen 2 and 3 times per second. Any ideas ? Cheers

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Feb 9th, 2008, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
ONED SUCKIN DIESEL!!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ballydung Manor ! Local Time: 07:05 AM Posts: 7,310 Offline	Could be anything from thrust bearing to clutch to gearbox! get yourself of to the dealer and get it checked

Feb 11th, 2008, 10:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
steviewonder MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Local Time: 06:05 AM Posts: 1 Offline	I also suffer from this problem, i run my car into my mini dealer the other day and spoke to a technitian, he said he had experienced this before but he said it does happen on many of the vehicles and that when it makes that noise starting from cold, you shouldn't worry about anything. It is an annoying sound though!!!

Feb 11th, 2008, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Matt FT MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: London Local Time: 07:05 AM Posts: 160 Offline	sounds like a thrust bearing to me as well. get it to a garage.

Feb 11th, 2008, 03:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Richard Crofts THE STICK Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Worcestershire WR15 Local Time: 07:05 AM Posts: 2,968 Offline	Sounds like the old thrust bearing problem....its a common one and does present rather like how you describe. Not cheap job I'm sorry to say Hope its something less dramatic

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