[DaveNP]

Again, my V70 has been making that noise for years, there's no slipping, dragging or snatching in the clutch so it just keeps eating up the miles, just monitor the situation and don't worry. Should the clutch start to play up I'm quite open to replacing it at a cost of more than the cars value probably (and while they've got the box off they can do the crankshaft seal too), but I'll wait and worry about that when it happens.