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squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 13:59
by rattybird
i turn the engine over and it makes a hell of a racket ! then once it comes of choke it seems fine ! any ideas ?
thanks

Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 16:07
by VWCamperfan
Probably sucking in air somewhere between carb and engine. When choke is on, more vacuum is present so it'll be noisy!
Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 17:10
by rattybird
VWCamperfan wrote:Probably sucking in air somewhere between carb and engine. When choke is on, more vacuum is present so it'll be noisy!
so your saying its some kind of air leak ?
Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 17:26
by kevtherev
VWCamperfan wrote:Probably sucking in air somewhere
pretty unambiguous answer I would say..
could be a gasket leak
Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 17:29
by CovKid
Fan belt slipping? Could be waterpump - mine does that sometimes.
Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 17:41
by hobopatch
Hi I'm With Covkid on this one as mine do'es this as well if it's to bad fit a new one.
Hobopatch

Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 17:47
by CovKid
Only thing I've concluded is that if the waterpump is devoid of water, it sets off the squeak. Give it a blip and it stops. Mine does it so infrequently its not worth getting in there to replace it at mo.
Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 18:37
by rattybird
CovKid wrote:Only thing I've concluded is that if the waterpump is devoid of water, it sets off the squeak. Give it a blip and it stops. Mine does it so infrequently its not worth getting in there to replace it at mo.
well il wait till i flush the system out and put all new coolent in eec
and see if that works and if not i will change the pump

thanks for the advice people

Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 20:41
by VWCamperfan
If the squeaking is coming from the fanbelt area then try tightning the fanbelt. It could just be slipping.
Re: squeeky engine
Posted: 24 May 2010, 20:56
by big red bus
Why put new coolant in and wait to see if it still the same and then have to bleed it again.
Just take the fan belt off and try it. Still the same then you know it nots the pump or anything else driven form it. Noise gone, then it could be the pump. Just seems like alot less work to find the problem.