Yet another 'my car is doing something it probably shouldn't' thread by me.
Well this time it's a strange noise that sounds like a wheel bearing on the way out. I was told it was a wheel bearing, but i'm not so sure.
It appears as a 'w' (lower case) sound, i.e. 'w w w w w w w' etc. and increases in frequency with the car's speed, about 4 or 5 times a second at ~40mph. At certain speeds it is inaudible - below 25mph and anything much above 40mph. It doesn't matter what gear the car is in either, it does it at the same speed regardless of whether it's in 3rd, 4th or 5th etc.
The thing that leads me to believe that it's not a wheel bearing is that it goes when the clutch is depressed. I initially thought it would be the clutch release bearing, but from what I've read, it doesn't quite fit the description of said knackered bearing symptoms.
It began about 8 months ago, and the car drove/still drives fine.
Any ideas as to what it may be?
Well this time it's a strange noise that sounds like a wheel bearing on the way out. I was told it was a wheel bearing, but i'm not so sure.
It appears as a 'w' (lower case) sound, i.e. 'w w w w w w w' etc. and increases in frequency with the car's speed, about 4 or 5 times a second at ~40mph. At certain speeds it is inaudible - below 25mph and anything much above 40mph. It doesn't matter what gear the car is in either, it does it at the same speed regardless of whether it's in 3rd, 4th or 5th etc.
The thing that leads me to believe that it's not a wheel bearing is that it goes when the clutch is depressed. I initially thought it would be the clutch release bearing, but from what I've read, it doesn't quite fit the description of said knackered bearing symptoms.
It began about 8 months ago, and the car drove/still drives fine.
Any ideas as to what it may be?
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