1.2 nasty noise.

[Tomibz]

Does anybody know what the noise is coming from the engine on the 1.2s, its like a struggling whistling sound? Is it like it on all or just me

 

[topleya]

I have the same, unfortunatly just part of the 1.2

 

[rich3001]

+1 on that mine does it too

 

[RaggedLob]

There's the gearbox whine and chain hiss below 3K revs, that's perfectly normal, but if it's high pitched, it could be something to get checked

 

[Tomibz]

It only happens on mine like under 1500rpm..

 

[rocky2008]

i havent really noticed a noise i always thought it was just the usual noise of the engine

 

[Veyron]

I have it too, Talcon Powder on the belt quietened it a bit though.

 

[andy17]

Talcon Powder? haha what made you try that?

You can hear the hiss if the windows are shut

I dont think it would be so bad, if it didn't make it sound like a corsa.

 

[RUM4MO]

Talcon Powder? haha what made you try that?

You can hear the hiss if the windows are shut

I dont think it would be so bad, if it didn't make it sound like a corsa.

Chalk is an old school belt quietener - well short time anyway and it serves its purpose when trying to pin-point sources of noise - its a bit safer than using WD-40 or some oil!

 

[Veyron]

Talcon Powder? haha what made you try that?

You can hear the hiss if the windows are shut

I dont think it would be so bad, if it didn't make it sound like a corsa.

Because i sprayed WD40 on it and it kept coming back as it evaporates when the engine gets hot so asked my mate who works at RAC and he said to try it and it worked!

 

[capn.jack]

hi tomibz, i was talkin to someone the other day about the same noise on my ibiza and he reckoned that it was was the tensioner wheel (most 1.2s do it apparently).

Steve

 

[almighty.cookie]

Yeah dido does my head in, i took it back to SEAT and they told me they would take my car to fix it. So they took it back and next thing i know thery're ringing me n telling me that they can't fix it in NI so they were sending it back to the manufacters to get it stripped down to find the problem. i was frecking out bit but agreed. 2 weeks went past and i got a phone call, tey said tey fixed it so i went on up to collect my car. They said" aie sorted the problem out now but never could understand what it was, but appears to be gone now, tik it for a wee test". so i jumped in mycar turned it on, next thing i heard was this wine again :L i burst out laughin and turned round to him and said you having a laugh??, he just went "hmmm... seems to back.... aie, well cheerio"

Seat are useless in Belfast if anyone lives here, they will know! :L but thinkin bout going out to try the talcon powder now lol does it stop the noise??? Becasue i was talking to a mechanic and he said that it was the alternator

 

[Veyron]

Yeah dido does my head in, i took it back to SEAT and they told me they would take my car to fix it. So they took it back and next thing i know thery're ringing me n telling me that they can't fix it in NI so they were sending it back to the manufacters to get it stripped down to find the problem. i was frecking out bit but agreed. 2 weeks went past and i got a phone call, tey said tey fixed it so i went on up to collect my car. They said" aie sorted the problem out now but never could understand what it was, but appears to be gone now, tik it for a wee test". so i jumped in mycar turned it on, next thing i heard was this wine again :L i burst out laughin and turned round to him and said you having a laugh??, he just went "hmmm... seems to back.... aie, well cheerio"

Seat are useless in Belfast if anyone lives here, they will know! :L but thinkin bout going out to try the talcon powder now lol does it stop the noise??? Becasue i was talking to a mechanic and he said that it was the alternator

The whistling noise is still there very faintly but mine had a whistling noise com ing from the belt as well, which stopped with the talcon powder

 

[almighty.cookie]

Ah rite fair enough thnks anyways