# Grinding Noises in Ford Aspire

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-noises-in-ford-aspire/35827>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** aspire, ford\
**Created:** [August 30, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-noises-in-ford-aspire/35827 "2009-08-30T16:51:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![apr923s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@apr923s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/apr923s)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-noises-in-ford-aspire/35827/1 "2009-08-30T16:51:36Z")

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So I was driving the other day in my old but fuel efficient 1997 Ford Aspire and after exiting the highway I started to hear grinding noises that sounded like it was coming from under my stick shift. This was different from when I would grind the gears on accident when switching gears, this time the sound was coming when I was in gear and moving. When I had the clutch depressed the sound stopped and when I moved back into fifth gear the sound stopped but any other gear it was making a horrible grinding noise. I’m worried about it being the transmission, somebody tell me I’m wrong. Thanks for any help. I’m planning on taking it in soon but thought I would check here first.

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-noises-in-ford-aspire/35827/2 "2009-08-30T17:13:52Z")

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You could try draining out the old transmission oil and putting new stuff in. If there are metal shavings present in the old fluid, there’s bad things happening.