Tapping noise (again)

All torque · 16-11-2006, 16:07

My car now has a loud tapping noise from the engine bay. Hot or cold its there, and today its got a lot louder. Not lost any power or nothing else seems wrong, but now its loud enough to worry me. Its coming from AROUND the front left at the bottom, and not coming from the cannister.

Any ideas plz?

cheezemonkhai · 16-11-2006, 18:23

you got aircon?

If so check the compressor clutch isn't working loose and the nut is tight.

That is of course assuming by bottom left you mean standing infront of the car looking towards windscreen (well the up bonnet)

All torque · 16-11-2006, 23:03

Thats right mate. I`ll check it tomorrow

cheezemonkhai · 17-11-2006, 01:19

Also check the tensioner on the aux belt and if you can't track it down it might be worth getting it checked.

The aux and cam belts are both on that side of the engine IIRC, certainly is on the TDI and both have tensioners that have been known to break up. That plus the water pump falling apart on the 1.8T and other engines could also be a possibility of the noise.

KenONeill · 17-11-2006, 13:32

I had the aux belt tensioner on mine go under a month from I bought the car. No warning; it just went <crack> and the charge warning light came on.

16-11-2006, 16:07	#1
All torque Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 226 Thanks: 21 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Tapping noise (again) My car now has a loud tapping noise from the engine bay. Hot or cold its there, and today its got a lot louder. Not lost any power or nothing else seems wrong, but now its loud enough to worry me. Its coming from AROUND the front left at the bottom, and not coming from the cannister. Any ideas plz? Last edited by All torque; 16-11-2006 at 16:09.

16-11-2006, 18:23	#2
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 14,723 Thanks: 91 Thanked 412 Times in 383 Posts	Re: Tapping noise (again) you got aircon? If so check the compressor clutch isn't working loose and the nut is tight. That is of course assuming by bottom left you mean standing infront of the car looking towards windscreen (well the up bonnet) __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

16-11-2006, 23:03	#3
All torque Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 226 Thanks: 21 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Tapping noise (again) Thats right mate. I`ll check it tomorrow

17-11-2006, 01:19	#4
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 14,723 Thanks: 91 Thanked 412 Times in 383 Posts	Re: Tapping noise (again) Also check the tensioner on the aux belt and if you can't track it down it might be worth getting it checked. The aux and cam belts are both on that side of the engine IIRC, certainly is on the TDI and both have tensioners that have been known to break up. That plus the water pump falling apart on the 1.8T and other engines could also be a possibility of the noise. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

17-11-2006, 13:32	#5
KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally somewhere in Scotland! Posts: 10,381 Thanks: 56 Thanked 491 Times in 482 Posts	Re: Tapping noise (again) I had the aux belt tensioner on mine go under a month from I bought the car. No warning; it just went <crack> and the charge warning light came on.

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