Squeeky Engine Noise

Mr_Roger_Bongos

Hi all,

I have a 12 year old Mark 4 Golf, thankfully it hasn't given me any major bother, just recently it's started making a shrill squeaking noise.

- It sounds like a shrill squeaking noise and i think it may be attached/close to a fan because the noise pulses. It may well be the fan sticking on something.

- It occurs when the car is idling and up to 20mph.

- It doesn't happen under acceleration

- It's a familiar sound i've heard from other cars with a bit of wear and tear.


I was wondering if anybody had an idea what it could be or weather i could fix it myself by tightening something?

fergal.b

Sounds like it's just your fan belt loose or worn.

Nissan doctor

As above, worn or contaminated Auxiliary belt normally.

Mr_Roger_Bongos

Thanks for the replies lads and excuse my ignorance, but the fan belt and Auxiliary belt are the same?

Is it just a matter of picking up another and swapping it off? Or is this a job for the mechanic?

Desailly

A good way to figure out if it is your fan belt is to put some baby / talcum powder onto the belt. If the noise goes you know what it is. If you are mechanically minded it is a fairly straight forward job to fix

Nissan doctor

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote: »

Thanks for the replies lads and excuse my ignorance, but the fan belt and Auxiliary belt are the same?

Is it just a matter of picking up another and swapping it off? Or is this a job for the mechanic?

Yes they are the same thing, technically, almost no modern cars have an actual fan belt, its just a term that is still used.

Mr_Roger_Bongos

That's excellent, thanks very much for all the tips lads.

I'll start out with the talc and then go buy the part if required.

Thanks again all!