Random creaks/squeaks

1. BenM508 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Grantham/Lincolnshire Posts: 297 2002 Citroen Saxo Desire 1.1

   #1 12th July 2012, 15:32

   Hi guys, just a quick query and one I hope you can help me with as it is doing my head in!
   
   When going over bumps or round sharper bends in my saxo, creaking and squeaking sounds, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, are coming from the rear of the car
   
   It might be completely harmless but it sounds like something is being placed under strain, it mainly comes from the left hand side at the rear, any ideas as to what it may be?
   
   Thanks
2. user_29491 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.

   #2 12th July 2012, 15:37

   Could be a number of things mate!
   
   Could be the rear damper bolt's are squeaking.. Try and wd-40 them up see if that get's rid of it?
   
   I had a annoying squeak.. Pulled my hair out for days..
   
   finally traced it back to the rear quarter, it was rubbing on the shell of the car.. So i pushed it out, and wedged cardboard between.
   
   Can get a picture of where I mean if needed
3. BenM508 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Grantham/Lincolnshire Posts: 297 2002 Citroen Saxo Desire 1.1

   #3 12th July 2012, 19:03

   Glad to hear its likely not to be serious lol, if you could get a picture that would be great, as long as it stops the squeak for another year or so
4. saladdodger Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 669

   #4 12th July 2012, 19:07

   I got a squeak inside the boot, rubber on metal kinda squeak, LOUD too
   
   Also i have a creek from the N/S suspension front, accelerate and you hear it, brake and you hear it. Im yet to track them both down, well annoying
5. GeeDawg Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2012 Middlesex/Surrey Posts: 432 Saxo VTS MK1

   #5 12th July 2012, 19:38

   Cant be annoying as my wobbly wheel arch when i have passenger window down this drives me insane tempted to just rip it off but would prefer another way to secure it just got to figure out how though lol
6. BenM508 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Grantham/Lincolnshire Posts: 297 2002 Citroen Saxo Desire 1.1

   #6 12th July 2012, 22:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saladdodger I got a squeak inside the boot, rubber on metal kinda squeak, LOUD too Also i have a creek from the N/S suspension front, accelerate and you hear it, brake and you hear it. Im yet to track them both down, well annoying

   Yeah mine is quite loud too! Drives me up the flipping wall!
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by GeeDawg Cant be annoying as my wobbly wheel arch when i have passenger window down this drives me insane tempted to just rip it off but would prefer another way to secure it just got to figure out how though lol

   That must be bloody annoying, glad my car doesn't have that problem!
7. GeeDawg Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2012 Middlesex/Surrey Posts: 432 Saxo VTS MK1

   #7 13th July 2012, 20:28

   Worse prob is there appears to be no way of tightening it up so will have to think of some bodge job lol
8. BenM508 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Grantham/Lincolnshire Posts: 297 2002 Citroen Saxo Desire 1.1

   #8 15th July 2012, 02:32

   I've found the cause! if you open the tailgate, on the corners of the tailgate there are 2 rubber bits, that sit on raised metal bits of the car body, I've cleaned the areas up but they still make the same bloody noise, need to take them off somehow lol
9. scottie_436 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 449

   #9 15th July 2012, 08:46

   Could you not grease them? Dry rubber of dry metal will squeek. You can get proper rubber grease but normal grease would do to try the theory