Whirring noise!?

[Foxy_VTR]

Hey everyone. Just a quick question!
The last few days my Sax has been making a weird noise, its only faint at low revs though! Say i put it into second to take a corner and im slowing down it makes a whirring noise :s. I dont know what it is but its annoying me more and more. It even does it when its stood still and i rev it. It sounds like the alternator :s Its strange! Any help will be great!

Cheers Foxy

[shaunbm]

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[Foxy_VTR]

It probably is f**cked its falling apart! Its soo cheap yet i love it!

[shaunbm]

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[Foxy_VTR]

Its aweful mate im exactly the same ive got one in the back :s The build quality is tish its just a good job its nice enough to drove or it qould be gone! nevermind ey! Just have to work hard on it.

[Dan]

my alternator makes a horrible noise as i think its a little tight.

[boz]

mine has a small squeak from 1 of the pulleys, or it cud b a mouse?? smileys/smiley2.gif lol

[ecoslion]

im not an expert, but have heard that gearbox makes a whirring noise when its gettin old and nackered. but only in low gears at low revs. its loudest in 1st gear coming down from just under 3000rpm to idle.

ask ur mechanic mate, suggest to him might be the g/box

[ecoslion]

hmm just read ur post back... if it even does it out of gear then it prob wont be the g/box smileys/smiley9.gif

[KAMENi]

maybe it's coming out of your speakers?

if so, check all the installations, especialy GROUND (both signal and power)

[S9_DAN]

It sounds like the clutch bearings to me, try when at idle put the clutch down and see if the noise stops?

[Foxy_VTR]

Ah okay cheers lads, ill give that a go Darren. Top man.

[Foxy_VTR]

It does seem like the clutch its now clicking at about 3k revs until i release the clutch. Any help? Its really worrying me.

[stevossaxo]

im having this same problem too, cant be gearbox as mine is a 01 model and has done less than 25k, so unlickley! i have no idea what this is....

[VTR_BOY]

mines is doing the same but have had it at the garage 3 times and still they cant find it,says its ok to drive,but it seems to come and go!!???weird shitroen smileys/smiley4.gif

[stevossaxo]

ha ha ha yer it doesnt seem to affect the drive at all, very annoying tho

[Jimbo]

when i pull off i geta muffled squeek front (i think) the alternator belt! too tight? too loose? does anyone else have the problem?

[Awretham]

Foxy_VTR did you get this problem sorted in the end? Got what sounds like the same sort of noise on the run down and seems to be coming from the top pulley, any ideas?
Tensioner and cambelt have been replaced recently, going in on tuesday to have it slackened off abit to see if that helps, thanks very much all

Andrew

[l1ukeRS]

i got this on mine now or sumthin similar but mines the clutch release bearing grrrrrr

[Ben_L]

Did loosening the belts help? Mines started whirring now since having the cambelt and alternator belts changed today. I can hear it when i change gear mainly and when changing down to a lower gear when slowing down and revs are higher. Help?! Lol