Hi All,
I have a slightly strange noise which is really hard to discern and I wonder if anyone has any ideas that might speed up diagnosis. The noise is most prominent when the car is cold and hasn't been used for a period of time... I'd almost say the longer its left the worse the noise can be. I would describe it as somewhere between a creaking and maybe even a grinding noise... it's not pleasant... but it is very hard to tell where it's coming from as it seems to resonate through the whole chassis somewhat.
I was hoping it was connected to my rusty discs... but I have just replaced those (new brakes are fab btw) but the noise is still there, so it obviously wasn't that. It's not engine related... it's chassis / drivetrain. It doesn't seem to make any real difference if you are accelerating or braking... but it can be worse over bumpy surfaces. As the car warms up and you've driven for a few miles... everything quiets out and I don't really notice it again. I haven't had the car long but it was fully inspected before purchase so I would be quite aggrieved if there was major play in anything because I would for sure have expected that to have been picked up by the inspection / MOT.
I have a few suspicions reading a couple of threads... but I won't colourise opinion by listing them just yet, I'd be keen to know if anyone has any immediate suspicions based on the above description.
Thanks guys, hopefully it won't be anything too major!
Chris
P.S. To confirm this is a facelift 4200, 60k miles... generally pretty good condition.
I have a slightly strange noise which is really hard to discern and I wonder if anyone has any ideas that might speed up diagnosis. The noise is most prominent when the car is cold and hasn't been used for a period of time... I'd almost say the longer its left the worse the noise can be. I would describe it as somewhere between a creaking and maybe even a grinding noise... it's not pleasant... but it is very hard to tell where it's coming from as it seems to resonate through the whole chassis somewhat.
I was hoping it was connected to my rusty discs... but I have just replaced those (new brakes are fab btw) but the noise is still there, so it obviously wasn't that. It's not engine related... it's chassis / drivetrain. It doesn't seem to make any real difference if you are accelerating or braking... but it can be worse over bumpy surfaces. As the car warms up and you've driven for a few miles... everything quiets out and I don't really notice it again. I haven't had the car long but it was fully inspected before purchase so I would be quite aggrieved if there was major play in anything because I would for sure have expected that to have been picked up by the inspection / MOT.
I have a few suspicions reading a couple of threads... but I won't colourise opinion by listing them just yet, I'd be keen to know if anyone has any immediate suspicions based on the above description.
Thanks guys, hopefully it won't be anything too major!
Chris
P.S. To confirm this is a facelift 4200, 60k miles... generally pretty good condition.