Hello ladies and gents,
Would anybody know if the 6 spd manual transmission on this engine (same as fiesta ST trans I think) has a peep-through hole where I can check the clutch assembly in the bell housing? I'm getting some nasty knocking sounds and I think I've narrowed it down to the clutch assembly. The noise seems louder up by the turbo but seeing as driveability was unaffected in my 1500 mile drive back home through the Colorado mountains, I don't think it's turbo related.
Symptoms: Really bad knocking sounds and the engine shakes like crazy but when I clutch-in the noise is gone. Once the RPMs go above 1000rpms, whether cruising or just pressing the gas while at a stop the sound goes away too. Drive-ability seems unaffected but I was in the middle of a roadtrip 1500 miles away from home before the noise started (drove the 1500 miles back without an issue.) Car is currently on stands and nothing looks broken from what I can see. I've had a similar knocking sound, but 10x quieter, since ~30,000 miles but I never thought anything of it since the car drove the same.
No modifications, car has 180,000 miles on it. I just got an oil change before the trip (~2000miles on oil + filter). Oil is still pretty clear and isn't milky.
Heres a link to the video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AFQH9qnht6rW3DbV7
Would anybody know if the 6 spd manual transmission on this engine (same as fiesta ST trans I think) has a peep-through hole where I can check the clutch assembly in the bell housing? I'm getting some nasty knocking sounds and I think I've narrowed it down to the clutch assembly. The noise seems louder up by the turbo but seeing as driveability was unaffected in my 1500 mile drive back home through the Colorado mountains, I don't think it's turbo related.
Symptoms: Really bad knocking sounds and the engine shakes like crazy but when I clutch-in the noise is gone. Once the RPMs go above 1000rpms, whether cruising or just pressing the gas while at a stop the sound goes away too. Drive-ability seems unaffected but I was in the middle of a roadtrip 1500 miles away from home before the noise started (drove the 1500 miles back without an issue.) Car is currently on stands and nothing looks broken from what I can see. I've had a similar knocking sound, but 10x quieter, since ~30,000 miles but I never thought anything of it since the car drove the same.
No modifications, car has 180,000 miles on it. I just got an oil change before the trip (~2000miles on oil + filter). Oil is still pretty clear and isn't milky.
Heres a link to the video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AFQH9qnht6rW3DbV7