What is this strange noise?

1. user_24463 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Chichester/Portsmouth Posts: 135 Mk 1 '99 Metallic Green VTR - TURBO!

   #1 30th December 2010, 20:05

   Hello people,
   
   Did ask a question on this yesterday and redid the cambelt and tensioned up but still doing the same noise. I have this time a video and about 22seconds after the tapping noise you get it sounds like a "sweeping" noise... it's bizzare I really don't know how to explain the sound but it's coming from the cambelt area.
   
   Just found that my heater won't start but I'm guessing that's down to not having the alternator running?
   
   
   
   Recorded on the Iphone 4 so hopefully quality will be alright.
2. user_24463 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Chichester/Portsmouth Posts: 135 Mk 1 '99 Metallic Green VTR - TURBO!

   #2 30th December 2010, 21:42

   anyone?
3. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #3 30th December 2010, 22:23

   All I can hear there mate is the alternator bearings.
   
   
   Steve.
4. user_24463 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Chichester/Portsmouth Posts: 135 Mk 1 '99 Metallic Green VTR - TURBO!

   #4 30th December 2010, 23:09

   But the alternator isn't attached by the belt... so it's not in use... is it?
   
   So to you it sounds like some bearings are shot?
5. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #5 31st December 2010, 15:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Shaleskin But the alternator isn't attached by the belt... so it's not in use... is it? So to you it sounds like some bearings are shot?

   SORRY my mistake didn`t see the alternator not connected DOHthats definately a bearing noise but doesn`t sound abnormal to me though usually worn bearings squeel (unless big end bearings)which rumble.
   
   
   Steve.
6. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #6 31st December 2010, 16:14

   Hmm sounds like a bearing, as said. My 1.1 does it sometimes, I wouldn't worry... Get's annoying though... Lol
7. kill_switch Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 essex Posts: 486 saxo vts, 205 gti,

   #7 31st December 2010, 17:02

   pos a cam shaft bearing mate
8. user_46039 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Saltash Cornwall Posts: 199 Saxo forte posi blue

   #8 31st December 2010, 17:20

   As said defo sounds like bearing but its finding out where it coming from
9. vtrowland Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 glossop, derbyshire Posts: 293 51 plate icelandic vtr, :)

   #9 1st January 2011, 21:28

   i remember when i had a simlar problem, i honestly spent a small fortune on changing bearings and pullys and stuff until it finaly went... (garage kept guesing wrong)
   cant remember what the problem was in the end,
   only to sell the car the day after i sorted it...