catmanjan wrote:
I get a terrible grinding noise when in neutral with my foot off the clutch pedal
It goes away when I push the pedal in
This suggests the noise is coming from the transmission.
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I'm also not able to get the gearbox into 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th - it will go into 5th and R no problem - same thing if the car is running or not running
This further indicates that you have transmission issues.
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I'm pretty sure I need a new clutch (I can smell the clutch burning if I let it make the noise for a while)
There's no reason for the clutch to be burning in this scenario - the clutch will typically burn only if it is slipping whilst transmitting power.