xantia 5 gear

timbo · Unread post by **timbo** » 12 Nov 2003, 03:01

Can anyone advice, when in 5th gear i get a drowning noise,only in 5th and only under load.
Timbo

allmond · Unread post by **allmond** » 12 Nov 2003, 03:50

Drowning?
What? Like .... glug, glug, glug?
Sorry, couldn't resist it!
Jamie

Richard Gallagher · Unread post by **Richard Gallagher** » 12 Nov 2003, 22:57

Most Citroen gearboxes appear to have a whine in 5th gear even from new. It just depends on how loud the noise is as to whether the gearbox is defective.

timbo · Unread post by **timbo** » 14 Nov 2003, 01:08

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by allmond</i>

Drowning?
What? Like .... glug, glug, glug?
Sorry, couldn't resist it!
Jamie
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> I DESERVED THAT, MY DROWNING IS DONE IN THE PASSENGER FRONT FOOTWELL.

Sl4yer · Unread post by **Sl4yer** » 15 Nov 2003, 03:17

I'm assuming you mean a DRONING noise.
If its speed related (rather then gear related) it could be knackered driveshafts. My ZX would do that above 70mph until I got them changed. (Obviously, this was only in 5th gear - its a 1.4!) It was only at certain load conditions too - see if it stops if you press the clutch.