sceaming animal?

[flowerpowerdave]

Help, my 2009 gt with just 26k miles has developed a strange noise when first starting in the morning, it screams like a scalded cat for about 3 mins (very embarrasing ) then stops :shock: Only to repeat the following morning. Bloody groundhog day!! this is my first ever Renualt( probably last). does this always happen to french cars?

 

[benmc]

Check in the bay I'm sure someone actually found a cat under there Clio before ! I'm not taking this piss either

 

[133_Ads]

Not the alternator belt making that noise is it??

 

[singlespeed]

Not the alternator belt making that noise is it??

its the usual suspect for squealling

 

[133_Ads]

Bit strange after 26k though isn't it?

 

[lgonzalez]

My first guess would be aux belt as above, my clio did this within two weeks of getting it :-( not the cheapest with new tensioner either. Hope you find out what it is.

 

[craig92]

my old 106 did this and it was the alternator belt. cost me £4 for a new one. But yea, strange for 26k miles

 

[lgonzalez]

The aux belt and tensioner for my 1.2tce cost me around £70-80 if I remember correctly :-(

 

[Jjay]

The aux belt and tensioner for my 1.2tce cost me around £70-80 if I remember correctly :-(

No it didn't ;-) lol

 

[lgonzalez]

The aux belt and tensioner for my 1.2tce cost me around £70-80 if I remember correctly :-(

No it didn't ;-) lol

The first one did ;-) had to change it within a couple of weeks of getting it lol

 

[Jjay]

Haha ok Lewis

 

[lgonzalez]

The other new one is going on with the timing belt & water pump as a matter of course...anyways i'll be good & let the peeps get back on topic ;-)

 

[chunk]

mine does it to, still baffeld as to what it can be, i work in a garage and weve checked everything time after time, theres nothing dangerouse or hangine off so just guna keep an eye on it till it gets worse

 

[lgonzalez]

mine does it to, still baffeld as to what it can be, i work in a garage and weve checked everything time after time, theres nothing dangerouse or hangine off so just guna keep an eye on it till it gets worse

Have you tried using a stethoscope? That's what we used at my work to pin point my screaming noise to belt tensioner. If you haven't got one they are worth it if you're in the trade ;-)

 

[chunk]

took it to renault after in cardiff, there was a hairline crack in some plastic unit somwhere aparently, cost me 378 quidd but never had no more trouble and had the car back fully valeted

 

[Jjay]

took it to renault after in cardiff, there was a hairline crack in some plastic unit somwhere aparently, cost me 378 quidd but never had no more trouble and had the car back fully valeted

£378 I'd expect a damn good valet and a damned good air freshener!

 

[chunk]

never had a problem since so im happy

 

[MaverickRS]

£378 daaaaamn, that would have killed my budget for the next few months here in SA...

 

[chunk]

killed mine put a few mods on hold but as i said was worth it the noise got so annoying in the end i was thinking of doin an insurance jobbie, but all is gd now