now i know i dont own a CL anymore, blah blah. well im having issues with my h22 tranny. Its making weird noises. More specifically, when stopped at a light, a humming noise is present with the clutch not pressed, dissappears when depressed. I've been told its the throw out bearing aka release bearing. now how much damage am i risking of doing if i continue to drive it?

 

nothing besides the bearing

 

so whats the expected life span until a repair is needed. i just cant afford this right now, this car is killing me

 

Miss your CL yet?

 

oh yah, not that the lude is a bad car, its great...just im not financially ready for it. its much more finicky in terms of maintenance. i drove my cl like hell and it never complained. i never spent more than i had to to keep it running. plus premium fuel, synthetic oil gets expensive too. only thing i really regret is not getting a fifth gen is better condition, but wasnt gonna happen since i couldnt sell the cl for more than 4500 and fifth gens start at 9g at least.

 

Yeap, it's your throw out bearing.

 

or is it the pilot bearing that makes the noise I'm thinking of?

 

Throwout bearing, or you have internal tranny problems like I do in my 240sx.

Evan

BTW, throwout bearing are cheap if you do the labor.

 

its possible that its the throw out or the pilot bearings...ill have to check that out. i just dont feel like taking the tranny down, its a lot of work or expensive on labour.

 

I hear ya, you'll love her once fix her up a bit and make her more yours. Shit my CL and 4Runner only get premium and synthetic, I hear ya on expensive.

 

well i need to add some personal touches to the car, remove those gay tailights for example, i like the stock ones.
as for missing the CL, theres one thing i dont miss, it being fucking slow. I was toying with a black 2.2 the other day on the highway, in 5th and he could barely keep up.

 

If you can do the work yourself, it's really inexpensive.

 

unfortunately i cant, im in college full time and working part time. plus i need the car for work