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[chads4]

Hi all Please don’t shoot me down if this has already been done and yes I have done a search. But I thought it would be a nice idea if all the people that have had a noise and managed to fix it put the information in this link. Keep it simple NA or Turbo, noise description and cure. I will start the ball rolling. Turbo, Whining noise from passenger seat. Told wife to get out. Sorry just a little joke. Turbo, high-pitched squealing at fixed rev band quite loud. Turned out to be the engine cover pull cable rubbing on the alternator belt. Sounded like a bearing going. Next please.

[Jimmo]

Random metallic rattling and rolling noises from underneath. £1.56 rolling about under the seat. A scuffing shuffling noise from underneath. Half packet of chewing gum under the seat. Sorry i wasnt taking the pi*s out of your post i'm just telling it like it was. NEXT!!!

Edited by Jimmo, 03 October 2007 - 08:42 PM.

[Anarchy]

Er rattling from under your seat, probably undertray bolts come lose. NEXT

Edited by Anarchy, 03 October 2007 - 08:42 PM.

[Jimmo]

Er rattling from under your seat, probably undertray bolts come lose.







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Naah it wasn't no luck mate!! The trays still on sorry!!


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[SamVx]

Door pins.... try anti rattle ones from Ebay or wrap a load of insulation around them!

[TangoAlpha]

Rattle: Soft, squidgy noise coming from under the car, usually in built-up areas. Cause: Peasants getting in the way Solution: HIDs

[ratboiler]

Lets be a bit more serious! Squeeking hardtop? Roll up a piece of insulating tape and push into the rear catch on the Vauxhall hardtop, works every time. NEXT

[slindborg]

Noise: grinding/scuffing/sounds like tyres scrubbing/any other poor term for it coming from PAX side under 1st/2nd gear emergency starts Solution: Engine mounts Noise: hollow popping kinda noise from passenger side after the car has got hot and its a warm day Solution: Rear Inboard tie rod (toe link) joint is naffed (good luck getting the M10 outboard rod assembly from GM lol) Noise: Clattering while driving along Solution: undertray bolts need doing up Noise: Gurgle gurgle swoooosh at key on Solution: Ignore it. NEXT

[andyroo]

Noise: Loose jangly metal sound behind pax headrest, rattles at different frequencies throughout the rev range Solution: No idea Noise: Plastiky vibration in dash at low revs Solution: No idea

[Pete0810]

Noise: Loose jangly metal sound behind pax headrest, rattles at different frequencies throughout the rev range

Solution: No idea

Noise: Plastiky vibration in dash at low revs

Solution: No idea

The first one - has the front piece of the headrestraint snapped? It's stays in place because of the plastic coating but will move about a bit. Quite easy for a butter fingered mechanic to do (I've had 4 snapped by one mechanic in 4 months!! They're replacing one as I speak/type!) (wouldn't make a metal sound though)

Is the second one a worn bearing in the blower unit? Does it only happen with the blower on or when turning through 12 o'clock and quarter to? It is on mine!

[MIKE_VX]

Noise: Gurgle gurgle swoooosh at key on

Solution: Ignore it.

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Noise: Gurgle gurgle swoooosh all the time

Solution: Put some more fuel in, i.e. keep tank above 1/4 full!

Noise: Rattle from 'bass' from speakers

Solution: 'Soft' part of sticky back velcro strips inserted between rear panel trim at bottom right of passenger door opening (i.e. nowhere near the effing speaker )

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[Jimmo]

Sorry folks!! now for a serious one. Shotgun sound going off in the footwell area. I believe this is the clutch spring surrendering. I'm still waiting for my spring to go! the anticipation of same worries me at times. Is it brown trouser stuff when it happens? only others have suggested it gives a bit of a fright. NEXT

[bohemoth]

rattle coming from front of the car, is affected by speed. goes away if i even slightly press the brake peddle (think its rattling brake pads will post when i investigate further) fingers crossed.

[mark23rhodes23]

rattle coming from front of the car, is affected by speed. goes away if i even slightly press the brake peddle (think its rattling brake pads will post when i investigate further) fingers crossed.

take brake pads out, clean and re copper slip - sorts problem out nicely. i had the washer bottle out, battery half out and it was this in the end.

squeeking from rear - couldnt pin point it, only happened over crap roads near where i work
1) change jobs
2) put radio / cd on - drowned out noise
3) spray wd40 on side engine mounts when the inner arches were out - worked a treat

i had thought it was the boot hinges / locking mechanism

rattling from doors
remove easier little panels and little black oval platic thingy from side of door and put generous quantities of vaseline on all moving bits

window on passenger side letting in water when it rains really hard
1) spend ages trying to realign window
2) spend 20 secs wiping thin smearing of vaseline along top of window and where it meets the soft top seal


mark

[mandarinvx]

Is it brown trouser stuff when it happens?

Yep, you get two noises, the initial one of the spring going, and then the even louder one when it hits the aluminium shell

[Jimmo]

Is it brown trouser stuff when it happens?

Yep, you get two noises, the initial one of the spring going, and then the even louder one when it hits the aluminium shell