paul_y3k Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 ok i've had the surpa over a cpl of weeks now so it's time to start sorting out the little nuances ... firstly over the last few days the car has developed ehat can only be described as a chirp. when i'm tuning round corners or on roundabouts intermettinly get a short chirp. the first few times i did actually think it was a bird overhead. i've had a search thourgh the forum but the word chirp doesnt seem to get any matches strangely .. I'm also getting a fair bit of blue smoke when starting in the morning, it vanishes as the engine warms up and i've also noticed that i've got a very small oil leak. only a few drops on the drive so that's on the list to investigate, any recommendations ? other than that i've got the usual assortment of rattles and squeeks that I'm off to hunt down this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Where did you get it? Was it serviced? Any warranty? If you have a leak after two weeks it could be the filter not tightened enough or worse still it could be sump plug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Paul, the 'chirp' isn't that you've got a LSD and it's the wheel 'juddering' against the road is it ? ? (sort of a ch-ch-ch-ch ? ?) Blue smoke = oil JUST in mornings or long idle-then-pull away = stem seals majority of time = more serious = rings/valve-guides etc. FatS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Originally posted by Steve W (sort of a ch-ch-ch-ch ? ?) Ahhh my favourite junction exit sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted March 24, 2003 Author Share Posted March 24, 2003 mmm sort of a ch ch ... doesnt go on for very long at all. going to try and search out the leak over this week with the decent weather. err LSD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Originally posted by Terminator Ahhh my favourite junction exit sound. Yeah T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Is the chirp coming from the door ? Apparently quite common and easy fix (I did it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dunk Shaw Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Originally posted by paul_y3k err LSD ? [/b] LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted March 24, 2003 Author Share Posted March 24, 2003 lol right ok .. sorry had a brain drain earlier. i know it honestly ... hmmm coming from the door intresting ? i was thinking the wheels but it's a similar area ... what was the fix I'll try it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 The door chirp was intermittent for me. I could tell it was an interior noise though, which is why I'm not sure this is any help but anyways............ http://www.mkiv.com/faq/faqtt.html#body3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Originally posted by gwillson75 The door chirp was intermittent for me. I could tell it was an interior noise though, which is why I'm not sure this is any help but anyways............ http://www.mkiv.com/faq/faqtt.html#body3 Thanks or that, my passenger window did that on Saturday as I was going though a tunnel, the best time to open both windows IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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