saxo noise grrrrrrrr

[csy007]

hiya fellow saxo people

right heres is my problem, besides this doing my head in
my saxo has started making 1 hell of a racket
when idling my car makes a noise very like a tappet rattle
with my head under the bonnet the is coming from the gearbox side
sounds is where engine meets gearbox.
its gets very loud when driving but i have no loss of power or misfire in anyway

oh btw yes i'm a newbie to this but thanks to all before hand

any help would be most welcome and thanks again

[csy007]

ooopppsss forgot to mention
saxo is a 1.4, v reg bag of sheet lol

recently had head gsket changed so timing and tappets are bang on (?) according to mechanic who did head gasket change
with an mot in 3 weeks this rattle has to go

[jasonmayall]

im no expert, but could it be something to do with the clutch release bearing?

[csy007]

hiya mate
thanks for the reply
i dont believe its that due to there is no difference between pressing and releasing the clutch pedal . i'm no expert either lol
there is a sensor on front of the gearbox which when removed you cant start the car
and the noise is not there ( is there anyway to by pass the sensor ? )

[topfuel]

its worth just checking everything is tight around the engine.noises are very deceiving in a way you think there coming from a particular place and turns up being somewere else.the clutch bearing on saxos are crap..and even new ones can make a racket..have you looked at the inspection plate at the bottom of the gear box.