MG5 Motor and transmission noise

Joe said:
The Avenger was a good looker.
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A me-too version of the Mk1 Escort and better looking than the Mk2. I especially like the Tiger. Being well over 6', my father-in-law had to sell the DL version one that he inherited because he couldn't get comfortable in it! Look how small these older cars look now in comparison to the ever-expanding hefty-looking car models that keep appearing.
 
Joe said:
The Avenger was a good looker.
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I used to hire Avengers in the 70s, there was quite a difference in torque between the 1300cc and the 1600cc ones. Loved the Sunseeker version, orange with the white leatherette roof. A mate had an automatic one, not the sprightliest thing.
 
My old man had an avenger, I hated driving it because the clutch biting point was a razor edge and you'd either stall it or go off like a rocket.
 
British technology at its finest....from the early 70's I owned a succesion of over 100 cars.....all old British. My early work as a mechanic certainly helped in keeping them on the road.
 
Adee said:
Well, before I mucked up the engine on mine by forgetting the antifreeze, I got hit by a car which pulled out of a parking space in a supermarket car-park. Deep gouge right down one side of my car. In the insurance claim I got more for the car (which was written off) than I paid for it years earlier (£185 IIRC), plus I bought it back and used it for another couple of years. On a previous occasion I was taking a solid old unwanted wardrobe on the roof-rack to the local tip in Southampton. I failed to spot the height restriction in time and hit it at about 20mph. The wardrobe remained firmly fixed to the roof-rack (a surprising outcome considering my knot-tying abilities), and the roof-rack (with wardrobe securely attached) got pushed off the back of the car along the roof gutter and onto the boot. So I pressed on and because the roof-rack was badly damaged I just dumped the wardrobe and roof-rack ensemble at the tip without even untying them and went home. There wasn't a scratch on the car.
Although I loved the Hunter, I now consider that the earlier Audax range were much prettier and would dearly love an old Gazelle, Vogue, Rapier, Superminx. But I'm just not willing to part with £5k for an oily rag.
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My ultimate pride and joy was a Vauxhall Cresta 1962 2.6 ( pale blue ). Bought it at the mart for £40. Body from baywatch. Chassis from crimewatch. So much rust. Felt like a Hollywood Star. But jacked it up to change a bulging tyre, after which the doors wouldnt shut. The sill went upwards, but not the rest of the car. £5 scrap I recall. Only drove it about 20 miles or so.
 
Joe said:
Apologies for taking your thread off topic BTW :)
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No problem. Anyway, my MG5 is going into the garage for it's new gearbox ( or other rotating bits ) on Wednesday. The dealer is great though. Got exactly the same car, even colour, as courtesy car. Just hoping the spares aren't in a container in a slowly drifting cargo ship having a 10 week cruise in the north atlantic.
 
sparkygoat said:
My ultimate pride and joy was a Vauxhall Cresta 1962 2.6 ( pale blue ). Bought it at the mart for £40. Body from baywatch. Chassis from crimewatch. So much rust. Felt like a Hollywood Star. But jacked it up to change a bulging tyre, after which the doors wouldnt shut. The sill went upwards, but not the rest of the car. £5 scrap I recall. Only drove it about 20 miles or so.
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There's a white Cresta about 5miles from where I live. Massive great thing always kept under cover. Back then the bodywork of most cars would not last more than 10yrs if you were exceptionally lucky. Now, most cars still look nearly-new after 20yrs. My Clio had virtually no rust underneath when I pensioned it off aged 19. I also part-own (with my sons) a 31yr old Peugeot 250 GTI. Again the underneath is almost like new - I think this was when decent galvanising was starting to come onstream.
 
Les burrows said:
Hi sparky just wondering in the first part of your post from Wednesday last you wrote

My MG5 makes a high pitched motor/transmission whine when accelerating or slowing, especially at lower speeds. Quite a nice soothing sound actually.

Now with the Lower speeds is what I’m looking at could it be the Pedestrian alert system that your hearing this seems to operate from around 0-18mph when speeding up and 18-0mph when slowing down not sure if you know about this but it’s just as you describe it an high pitch whine long shot but could it be?

When I first got my 5 I wondered if I had a fault until it was explained to me it was my next door Neighbour who said to me what’s that Noise it’s making sounds like a jet, so I started trying to find out and came across the pedestrian alert system which it is designed to do to alert pedestrians , I forgot about this just trying to help as your new to the car having only done 450 or so miles this is the problem with this forum when people list things your mind starts ticking and you can lose sleep if you go in to far LOL
Les
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My friend calls this noise "Tron mode" :)
 
Les burrows said:
Well sparkgoat im so please you have yourself a good dealer and it’s going to get sorted so quickly for you please keep us update
Les
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Yes, will do. I've pretty much stopped driving the MG5 the last 10 days. Don't want to risk any other rotating bits. Driving my really old Volvo since then..., I feel like Fred Flintstone!. What a racket!. Looking forward to collecting Mg5 courtesy tomorrow. A return to the future :)
 
Been driving the Mg5 courtesy car for a few weeks now. This one is silky smooth and really quiet. Hills just cease to exist. The more I drive it the more I like it. Still makes me stand and scratch my head. How on earth can they make a big, fast, comfortable nice looking EV estate ( I think it looks great in red ) with this performance, range, gadgets and economy for only £23,000 ? The only other EV I've fancied is the Hyundai Kona but even the basic model is £15k more than the Mg5 and the boot's way too small for me. Even going for straight diesels I'd looking at Astras, Ceeds and the like at this price. ( yawn ) So, no contest, not even close. Still waiting for bits for my own Mg5 but with the 7 year warranty and really good dealer support I'm not too worried. I've had a right old scour around all the other forums and I can't see anyone else reporting reliability issues.
 
sparkygoat said:
Been driving the Mg5 courtesy car for a few weeks now. This one is silky smooth and really quiet. Hills just cease to exist. The more I drive it the more I like it. Still makes me stand and scratch my head. How on earth can they make a big, fast, comfortable nice looking EV estate ( I think it looks great in red ) with this performance, range, gadgets and economy for only £23,000 ? The only other EV I've fancied is the Hyundai Kona but even the basic model is £15k more than the Mg5 and the boot's way too small for me. Even going for straight diesels I'd looking at Astras, Ceeds and the like at this price. ( yawn ) So, no contest, not even close. Still waiting for bits for my own Mg5 but with the 7 year warranty and really good dealer support I'm not too worried. I've had a right old scour around all the other forums and I can't see anyone else reporting reliability issues.
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Hi sparkygoat and thanks for your update more to come when you get your own car back I hope take care
Les
 
Haven't checked for a couple of weeks so just spent quite some time today hunting around for anyone else having similar transmission issues, but it seems I'm the only one. Unlucky perhaps for me, but reassuring that no one else is reporting issues. I see from searching around that some other brands have had some issues with motors and electronics but not MG so their design and quality control must be good. It's a real pity that they don't seem to have spares in the UK at present -really hope that improves. ( anyone else having problems with spares ? )
 
My ZS makes noise, not intrusive and it fades away as I go faster. But it's there above the pedestrian warning speeds, so I know it's not that. It's almost as loud as the pedestrian warning, which I can hardly hear unless I have the windows wound down.
I just took it to be the sound of the motor whizzing round at umpteen thousand rpm.
 
Yes, there is a pleasant sighing sound beyond the pedestrian alert, just the noise of the motor doing 10's of 000's of revs which fades completely as you go faster. But mine was making a concerning mechanical grating noise about 45-55mph. I first reported it to the dealer after 10 days from brand new, with about 450mls on the clock. They said to report back if it got worse. It did. And a few weeks later at 1,650mls the dealer advised a new gearbox was required which was a bit of a shocker. Been using a courtesy car (mg5, identical, and red ) since July as parts not available in UK and not due for a month or two yet. Difference between the courtesy mg5 and my own own is night and day. The courtesy one is so quiet and smooth. Just a bit worrying about the parts situation. If the parts ETA drift closer to the 6 month initial ownership I may have to consider rejecting the car and handing it back. I really don't want to, as the dealer has excellent and I'm sure they're as frustrated as me. In any case, there's just nothing in the same price bracket that even comes close to the Mg5.
 
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