squeaky noise when pulling away

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:26 pm

get this noise when pulling away at very low speed, was told not to worry by one garage, water pump by another garage, alternator by somebody else......Yeah, whatever. Seems to me more like a belt slipping, not as loud though, how do I find that out? Vauxhall garage said it is not the water pump but did not have a clue of what it could possibly be. Passed the mot, it is a 16v 2.0 1997 with cam belt replaced a few months ago.
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big_gordy · by **big_gordy** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:38 pm

may be the breaks then again what do i know!

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**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:42 pm

was thinking about getting my mate's head in the engine bay as I drive along............definetely not the brakes

**pas** · by **pas** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:18 pm

Try rubbing some soap on belt and see does it squeak then... maybe its just belt.

**chief** · by **chief** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:35 pm

i've been having something similar happen, its more like a moan when i hit the biting point, such as pulling away from junctions

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:08 pm

exactly, maybe I should record the sound and post on my website. Would anyone be bothered to listen to it if I do it?

**Robert_Dale** · by **Robert_Dale** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:29 pm

mine did this when the clutch was on its way out!

**Molecule** · by **Molecule** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:09 pm

Well, believe or not I got my mate on the engine bay and pulled away very slowly. The manifold and the exaust tube vibrate in a very strange manner, buggers, nothing else. Sound definetely like a belt, but it ain't.

**dicky** · by **dicky** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:07 pm

Also try and listen to bottom pulley from the wheel arch when it makes that noise.

BazV6er · by **BazV6er** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:29 pm

mine sometimes makes this annoying noise in the cold ,im sure its the brakes by the sound of it

**TommyC** · by **TommyC** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:30 pm

Mine started to make a kind of squeek/squeal whenever i pulled away. For a few days i thought it was a slipping belt. It turned out to be the clutch release bearing on its way out!! Buy the time i'd realised it was that, the thing had seized and was making the noise all the time the clutch pedal was pressed (which was what made me realise it was the bearing).

The car had just ticked over 100,000mile mark so i had the clutch done at the same time (cos replacing the bearing is the same amount of work as replacing the clutch, didn't fancy two bills for virtually the same job).

When i went to pick the car up i saw the clutch. The bearing had started to bugger up the ends of release springs!! So i was quite glad i had the clutch done too.

Hope you can track the noise down soon mate!!

squeaky noise when pulling away

squeaky noise when pulling away

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