2002 Saxo, Knocking noise

[Superscurge]

So i finally got my saxo, but i have one problem with it and am woundering if its common .. and how to sort it out.. as i say in the title its a 2002 model.its in mint condtition & the engine is running fine but there is a strange knocking noise that i get when i go down a slightly bumpy road. its coming from the front Right hand side.. on a newly tarmaced road the car runs witout a sound, no od noises... Any one have any ideas what it could be ? its a 1.1 Furio if that helps lol .. :panic: ive had look myself in that area to see ifi noticed anything loose or touching against eeach other.. but i couldnt see any thing..

[TU-Tuning]

Could be a driveshaft mate they go a lot on saxos. But is your car a 1.4 yeah as you cant get 1.1 furios

[Superscurge]

Could be a driveshaft mate they go a lot on saxos. But is your car a 1.4 yeah as you cant get 1.1 furios

its actualy the standard 1.1 i was looking at a Furio model so ignore that part lol ive only had it about 3 days :P

[VTSKris]

I would say droplinks

[riggsy]

So i finally got my saxo, but i have one problem with it and am woundering if its common .. and how to sort it out.. as i say in the title its a 2002 model.its in mint condtition & the engine is running fine but there is a strange knocking noise that i get when i go down a slightly bumpy road. its coming from the front Right hand side.. on a newly tarmaced road the car runs witout a sound, no od noises... Any one have any ideas what it could be ? its a 1.1 Furio if that helps lol .. :panic: ive had look myself in that area to see ifi noticed anything loose or touching against eeach other.. but i couldnt see any thing..

I have the same thing matey, best to change the droplinks :y:

Havent got round to doing mine yet...

[Superscurge]

@.@ Acording to a mate there are no Drop links in my model :O:panic:

[Superscurge]

Emm is it normal not to have Drop links

[riggsy]

Not sure about the suspension on the 1.1 mate?

Have a search....

[VTSKris]

Hmm i thought all of them had them. I wouldn't think it would be driveshaft though as it would be more of a constant knocking. I think :)

kris

[Hanuman]

take it to a garage, i jus had to replace drive shafts 230£

[Superscurge]

take it to a garage, i jus had to replace drive shafts 230£

oh god i hope its not that, alto it only happens over bumps so i doubt it .. ive seen a couple of guides on these forums i am going to give them a go tomorrow.. i cant believe i haven't seen this site before its awesome.. so much to see.. so many awesome people.. :clapping:

[Mystic]

You must have drop links, you need them for stability. Sounds like they are to blame too.

Check the link below my signature & you can compare your symtoms to mine, iv yet to replace my droplinks (never have the time) Hopefully ill manage it some day soon though and see if it cures my knocking!

[Superscurge]

You must have drop links, you need them for stability. Sounds like they are to blame too.

Check the link below my signature & you can compare your symtoms to mine, iv yet to replace my droplinks (never have the time) Hopefully ill manage it some day soon though and see if it cures my knocking!


thats thread is Gold i will try as much of it tomoro when i get a chance.. the nice pics of underneath the car i can compare with mine .. :p

[King_Fisher]

when it comes to knocking noises you cant say what it is till u hav a pro look at it. had noises myself and had things like ball joint, suspen arms, driveshaft, cv joint, bearings etc etc...

Just get it checked out pal.

[Superscurge]

My mate is a mechanic. :D

[Ben_L]

I didn't think the 1.1 had drop links. I've got the same sort of noise mate only mines coming fromt the other side. It could be a number of things really. Driveshafts, ball joint, CV Joint, suspension top bushes etc....the list goes on.

Let us know how you get on!

saxmaniac5

[Superscurge]

Ok so i had a look over it today with a mate, we got it up on the lift and could not see anything that could be knocking, the 1.1 does not have the Drop links, and we checked the too see that all the blts wer tight enough, and the wer. ( including the one under the drivers side carpet). I dont believe its the drive shaft of it would be a constant knocking, mine only happends when i drive over a bump. any one else got any ideas?

[VTSKris]

My girlfriends VTR does this but when turning not on bumps. Think hers is the top strut bearing.

Kris

[Superscurge]

WOOT ! Totally sorted it ! there was one bold that we thought we had checked but after we checked to see if we had realised it was loose !.it was a part on the top right of the suspension lol .. sitting right in front of me the whole time :D iot was pretty awesome being out in it on my own for the first time (first car) Thanx for all the help people.. lol now its time to kit it out :D

[riggsy]

What bolt was it then mate?

[Ben_L]

yeah what bolt? i might have to try it...

[Superscurge]

yeah what bolt? i might have to try it...

Lol it turned out to be the Central nut on the top of the Driver side shock somthing my mate told me checked -_- and that the noise didnt sound like that any way .. hes a mechanic to lol... :A: :oops:

[jclaydon]

My girlfriends VTR does this but when turning not on bumps. Think hers is the top strut bearing.


That sounds like a driveshaft mate.

[VTSKris]

You rekon? i thought if it was a driveshaft it would be a constant knocking noise when driving. Not when turning?

Kris

[dannylee]

My girlfriends VTR does this but when turning not on bumps. Think hers is the top strut bearing.

Kris

Just a though, I had exactly the same problem with my VTR, knocking when turning but never going over bumps.

Finally had it checked and it turned out to be the lower ball joint arm (think thats right). Took a while to diagnose as there was hardly any play in it at all but over the weeks it became apparant.

Replaced the part and no knocking anymore....well from the front anyway, just had the back axel fixed, grr!

Just an idea anyway

[VTSKris]

Cheers mate.

[dannylee]

No probs pal....I maybe completely wrong but its worth a shot.

One other thing that I forgot to mention on my earlier post....when its knocking can you feel it in the foot well at all? This was a later sympton I got.

[Ben_L]

Mine does that, you can feel vibration coming through when it knocks. Only had it replaces about 20k miles ago aswell. That would be why you dont put re-con parts on your car to save money lol. (DoH!)

How much was it to do supplied & fitted?
cheers

[VTSKris]

Err i think you can kinda feel it but as its not mine im not sure. I have checked the wishbone bolts in the footwell though if thats what your thinking :)

Kris