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General => General discussion => Topic started by: stu646 on 04 July 2011, 14:20
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How much does a garage usually check for one of these?
Just want the car checked over to see what works needs doing either now or later on in the future.
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Ignorance is bliss!
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Ha, just have a annoying sound in the car and have no idea what it is , so hopefully the check might bring some results up.
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Ha, just have a annoying sound in the car and have no idea what it is , so hopefully the check might bring some results up.
Meh... depending on where you took it I wouldn't trust it, next door neighbour went to ford for something similar and they tried to blag a new engine out of her!
What kind of noise and roughly where?
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Id only get a health check done at a garage I completely trust, otherwise you might find yourself with a hefty bill for necessary work :wink:
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It is a whining/squealing sound, which seems to be coming from the front , near the passengers side I think. Although is hard to pinpoint it.
The noise itself only happens when I have been in the car for a longer journey ( 30 mins or more ) never on a shorter journey. Also the noise does not get worse with the brakes being applied and happens even when I do not use them, so it is not the brakes.
It only happens when slowing down from 20mph downwards. It will start off quite then after about 4/5 times of slowing down the noise will get louder.
If say I stop though, even for 5 minutes with the engine off, I can then drive again for about 20 minutes without the noise happening.
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Wheel bearing.
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Really? Would it not make the noise all the time though?
I am not that mechanical minded though so go easy on me!
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Nah, mine has intermittent when I had faults.
Usually it was alright when it was cold and then after a short while, it'd kick in and get really loud.
Noise changes under load, i.e. when braking.
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See I always thought it would make more noise when I was driving at speed, not when slowing down.
Oh well, should hopefully cost no more than what £120 odd ? Could even get my own wheel bearing kit from offline and get a garage to fit it couldn't I, might save some money
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I'd test it yourself first though... Jack the car up on all sides and give the wheels a good wobble, if there's play it's probably a bearing.
It may be a worn bush that's the problem as if there's play in those, they tend to much wheel bearings like nobody's business.
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Cheers mate, will have a look at it later on this evening.
Hopefully will not be anything to seriously wrong anyway.
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Nah...
If it's a bearing, whip out the hub and take it down to your local friendly garage and get them to squash a new bearing in. £22 for the bearing and £10 (without reciept) for the sqaushing.
Pop it back on, make sure your camber is all right and then get the tracking done as soon as is economically viable. (Don't bother if you're changing the suspension in the next couple of weeks.)
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Turns out it was the brakes sticking to the capilar. All sorted now.
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Turns out it was the brakes sticking to the capilar. All sorted now.
Nice one, glad you got it sorted, cost much?
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£58 in total, but the garage are really good as when I got the car back it had been washed outside and also given a clean inside, including all the mats. Nice touch I think.
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£58 in total, but the garage are really good as when I got the car back it had been washed outside and also given a clean inside, including all the mats. Nice touch I think.
Ah that's not bad then. :cool: