Weird noise

1. meach86 Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Stourbridge Posts: 12 MK1 VTR (Everyday Car) Vauxhall Nova (Weekend Car

   #1 18th July 2012, 10:46

   I know it's hard to detect noises without hearing them but if it's a commen problem maybe you guys can point me in the right direction. It sounds like its coming from the front drivers wheel area, it's like a rubbing noise maybe metal on metal. If anyone's ever heard a four paddle clutch it's sounds a bit like that. It's only happens when I back off the throttle or when the car is coasting, if I turn right it stops but continues when I'm going straight or turning left.
   
   Any ideas guys
   P.S. The car has just passed MOT
   
   Cheers, Lee
2. lightining996 L-plater Joined: May 2012 Durham Posts: 97 106 quicksilver 1.4

   #2 18th July 2012, 11:00

   theres nothing worse than a nosie you can work out the only thing i would do is jack the car up and give the wheel a spin and see if you can work it out from there hope this helps you with finding out the problum could be wheel bearing not 100%
3. sammy-spoiler Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Because race car Posts: 143 more than 84bhp

   #3 18th July 2012, 11:04

   Check for dead animals in the wheelarch , unknown to me last year I hit a badger and I was getting the same noise for weeks before the smell started coming through the vents gave it away . The noise was gone as soon as the animal was removed.
   
   Hope that helps
4. markxsi Newbie Joined: Nov 2004 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 9 106 GTI JP4S

   #4 18th July 2012, 21:54

   ha ha, dead badger, great
5. daveymac Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Gateshead Posts: 429 Icelandic MK2 VTR

   #5 18th July 2012, 22:34

   Driveshaft? Mine was doing it for a while. Worse when clutch was dipped.
   
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6. adamspencer Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 173 52 Saxo Desire 1.1

   #6 19th July 2012, 20:08

   breaks binding? mine does it, its annoying
7. jones91 Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Bridgnorth (Shropshire) Posts: 2001 Jdm Dc2 Integra

   #7 19th July 2012, 20:26

   Probably a wheel bearing, jack it up, put your hands top and bottom on the wheel, and if there's play then the wheel bearings fucked
8. meach86 Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Stourbridge Posts: 12 MK1 VTR (Everyday Car) Vauxhall Nova (Weekend Car

   #8 19th July 2012, 22:14

   Thanks for the replies chaps, managed to get under and investigate yesterday and I've noticed a split cv boot. So I'm thinking that the problem.
   
   Thanks for the help,
   
   Lee
9. user_52554 Regular Poster Joined: May 2011 Bridgnorth Posts: 437 Saxo VTR MK2

   #9 21st July 2012, 03:21

   If its making that kinda noise I'd be saying its shagged and u might need a new shagt
10. CrouchyM Frequent Poster Joined: May 2011 Colchester Posts: 513 NHB Facelift EP3

    #10 21st July 2012, 08:58

    You may think this sounds silly but check your wheel nuts. One of my cans loose and did exactly this.
11. Forbes_VTR Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2012 Chesterfield Posts: 355 White mk2 vtr

    #11 22nd July 2012, 01:42

    also check your cv boot, make sure its not split, if it has your drive shaft may be drying up, or have grit in them, my drive shafts are naffed and there noisey as hell,