noise

  1. DaveysFR

    A stop gap to a full cat back or turbo exhaust for a bit more noise...

    Hi guys, I was thinking what I could do to make the exhaust a bit louder on my Cupra for the smallest outlay of cash as possible. I was going to get a Cat back but I decided I would try and remove the middle box from the standard exhaust system to see how it would sound. So I took the car to...
  2. jonnie5

    Drone noise on FR+

    Hay all. I recently had new front brake discs and pads, new drivers side cv boot replaced, all parts from tps. A few weeks after that I noticed a faint droning noise (it actually sounds like the pod racers in the Star War film). I had it checked out and because the wheel bearing was disturbed...
  3. DaNnY_LaD

    Knocking Noise Under slight slow braking

    as above since i fitted my Suspension on saturday ive been having this slight clunking noise from the drivers side when i sharply at slow speed punch the pedal.. does anyone know what it could be...
  4. Squeeking noise

    Hi all Im new to this site and I own a leon mk1 cupra. Just after some help, My car has recently been making a squeeking noise at mainly low speeds and when coming to a stop. It is annoying the hell out of me has anyone else experienced the same? Any help much appreciated. Cheers Ad...
  5. Noise from engine

    I have a LCR 2004 and when i start up in cold i get a squeelin and rattling it does die down once warm but notice a rattling there especially when idle. I noticed when im runnin my heated rear screen or air con or somethin like that the noise is louder, as when sitting idle i put my window down...
  6. james walker

    whining noise on idle

    guys, ive had a whining noise for a while now, does it more and louder on idle, when the revs are high then dop down, when they drop down the noise isnt there on idle only when accelerating, the noise goes when hard accelerating but is there on low revs... any ideas, noticed it more recently on...
  7. Droning Noise from front of car.

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  8. strange noise from my altea

    hi all for the past couple of days the altea has a funny squeeking noise coming from the engine its worse when you accelerate and is there on tick over......:shrug: we had it mot'ed so i asked the tester he thought it my be something to do with 1 of the tensioners :confused:.........is it bad...
  9. 3rd Gear noise!!!!

    Right people i am in need of some help!! 1st gear good, 2nd gear good, 3rd gear ok till i take my foot of the power and start to slow down after a few secounds i get a grinding kinda noise all the way down, if i dip the clutch the noise goes, lift it again guess what the noise comes back. 4th...
  10. zephead

    High pitched noise around climate control panel

    Hi Guys, I made a 3 hour run to Newbury in my K1 on Monday and towards the end of the journey, I noticed a high pitched noise inside the car which seemed to be coming from around climate control panel/media centre. I'm sure that I've not heard it before. At first I thought that it might be...
  11. Daryld

    Noise coming from suspension

    hi guys.. had my FR a week now and as soon as i got it i noticed a high pitched sound when i got over a bump... its become more noticable over time. it sounds like it is coming from the suspension or shocks but it sounds like it is more in the cockpit so dunno whether it is vibration iin...
  12. Cupraken

    Clunking noise on full lock!

    Hi guys, got a real bad clunking from osf when reversing on full right lock, also there when pulling away on full lock but don't do that so much! Does it even on a light throttle, first thoughts were cv joint but I've not heard it like this before, sounds like I'm running over some 2"...
  13. fr tdi whirring noise after accelerating

    hi i have noticed a whirring noise when i take my foot off the accelerator either when changing gear and i back off accelerator or even if i just rev the car when its out of gear and im stood still, the engine revs as normal and when i take my foot off i get the noise on my leon fr tdi 57...
  14. knocking noise

    recently been getting a knocking noise when driveing the car. its a 2003 cupra r. its mainly when going over we bumps and sometimes when brakeing. any sugestions?
  15. loud creaking noise

    Hi guys, my 2005 1.2 ibiza is making a loud creaking noise whenever i change gear, go on or come off the accelerator, or drive on bumpy roads. Sounds as though its the suspension but the noise only happens when the cars moving. If the engine's off the car doesn't make this noise when i bounce...
  16. Odd noise after hitting ice a while back

    Hi I don't know if anyone has any idea here, i'm baffled. Basically I hit a big lump of ice and have damaged something. I had the main stealers have a look at it and they couldn't find a problem, however there is one and i'm not mad! The noise sounds like a rubbing noise, it sounds like a bent...
  17. Turbo noise BKD

    Hi, My Leon started to make slight turbo whine (more like an owl noise) when deccelerating, so I sent it to Midland turbo for repair. They said turbo is fine and it only needed cleanup as the vanes were sticking. After refiting turbo was fine for few weeks, but now the noise is back. It only...
  18. Nasty noise from turbo

    hi peeps, for around 6 months or so ive been getting a very nasty squealing noise coming from the turbo just as its coming on full boost, initially it started doing it every now and again but over the last month or so it is almost constant whenever you floor it, I can only describe the noise...
  19. Metallic 'tapping' noise at speed

    My friend owns a private road, and I have just been down there to check my car can still drive at speed, and when I get over about 90mph, there is a horrible 'tink, tink, tink, tink' sort of noise, which sounds to be coming from somewhere around the front passenger footwell... There are two...
  20. Mashburn

    N249 valve fault and fluttering noise!

    Hi guys Im getting fault code 17608 which after a few searches tells me it relates to the N249 valve. Can this be fixed without doing a bypass? If so how? And ive also got a 'fluttering'/'chattering' sound when i let off the throttle. I take it this is related to the fault code? Also it...