Dilated 0 Posted May 5, 2004 The car has made this noise on cold starts since I have had the car (couple of months) and the previous owner said it did it all the time he owned it. ONce the car is warm, on startup it no longer makes the noise. The noise worries me, but i have no idea what it is. I have attached a little .avi file I just took tonight (aided by the Clifford Intellistart! :D)in the hope one of you knowledgeable chaps might have some ideas? Cheers! //edit - doesn't like the attachment so uploaded it here:- http://www.chrisl.net/corrado/noise.avi (1.14mb) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted May 5, 2004 where's the file matey?? :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dilated 0 Posted May 5, 2004 Just edited my post! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted May 5, 2004 hmmmm.........right.....i'm no expert here btw but it could be.........alternator,water pump or starter motor........also have u checked the condition of the S-belt that runs the alt. and water pump?.....ideally it should be free of cracks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dilated 0 Posted May 5, 2004 I had a feeling it's a belt slipping somewhere, because it would make sense that when it is warm it wouldn't slip as much due to the rubber being a little softer and more pliable? (and in turn gripping more) Is it easy to check the S belt? I know which belt you mean, but i haven't looked through the bentkey manual to see how to do it yet! Too many chains/belts/tensioners/etc etc in this engine. Makes my little 1.6 golf cab look like a childs meccano set! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted May 5, 2004 that's the noise of the starter motor not dis-engaging fully quickly enough after the engine has started... :? (IE the engine is then turning the starter motor) Probably needs taking off and the shaft that the gear slides along cleaning up on the starter... 8) Had the same problem on my 16V Corrado when I first got that... I'd get it done pretty quickly though, as they can damage the ring gear on the flywheel if left like that for too long... :? Good luck... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geo 0 Posted May 5, 2004 That's exactly it. When you turn the key the starter gear moves out and engages with the flywheel. What's wrong with yours is that it's notsliding back smoothly on the shaft. It's a common problem with all vws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dilated 0 Posted May 5, 2004 Champion, nice one chaps. I'll take a look at it asap then. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted May 5, 2004 make sure you support the engine when you take the starter motor off, as the long bolts that hold the motor on also hold the front engine mount on! :? :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
