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fudy

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praying it's not a lemon
« on: 06 March 2009, 23:04:04 »


well i got one!! it seemed ok at first but not to sure now, seems to be a whining/scraping noise coming from the right front side of the of the car, almost sounding like it's coming out of the drivers vent!? i can only hear it while the car is moving and it seems to get a bit louder the faster i go.  
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #1 on: 06 March 2009, 23:12:49 »
If that is all you can find fault with, you have nothing to worry about.  :y
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #2 on: 06 March 2009, 23:19:00 »
thinking that myself but never driven an automatic never mind a omega before! it cost me 850 in the end so just worried it's something more serious! its the most annoying of noises! was thinking it could be the gearbox, but why would the noise be coming from the air vent :-?
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #3 on: 06 March 2009, 23:20:05 »
dont sound too serious,wheel bearing??
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #4 on: 06 March 2009, 23:21:57 »
Let us know more about the noise, is it a motor? plastic scraping? metal to metal? air leak?
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #5 on: 06 March 2009, 23:24:01 »
not sure it seems high up! had a look whats behind the the vent and its the master brake cylinder so no joy there. could be a wheel bearing though.
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #6 on: 06 March 2009, 23:25:01 »
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Let us know more about the noise, is it a motor? plastic scraping? metal to metal? air leak?

sounds like metal to metal to me!
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #7 on: 06 March 2009, 23:26:04 »
Wheel bearing is easy to trace, jack up & spin it, you will hear it rumble.  :-/
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #8 on: 06 March 2009, 23:26:18 »
Rubbing brake disc ??? There was a thread about the disc backplate touching the disc and making a noise some while back ... ???

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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #9 on: 06 March 2009, 23:27:07 »
Could it be light enough to be a brake backplate?  ::) DOH! He beat me to it! ::)
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #10 on: 06 March 2009, 23:29:49 »
sometimes grit and stones get stuck between the back of the disc and the other plate.handyst thing is to jack her up and spin the wheels and have a listen,hth
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #11 on: 06 March 2009, 23:31:53 »
Agreed, looking at your pic, there is a little damage to o/s/f bumper, could it be the plastic wheel arch liner?   ::)
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #12 on: 06 March 2009, 23:34:18 »
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Rubbing brake disc ??? There was a thread about the disc backplate touching the disc and making a noise some while back ... ???

could be, was thinking that on my way home. im gonna have to listen to it a bit more myself, there is a bit of a squeek coming from the serp belt that kind of masks it a touch. it dont help that i dont know the car yet, dont know how it should sound  :-/  
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #13 on: 06 March 2009, 23:36:33 »
It may be helpful if you post where you live, there may be someone round the corner from you who can have a listen.
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Re: praying it's not a lemon
« Reply #14 on: 06 March 2009, 23:46:24 »
been trying to figure how to change my profile still says ive got a vectra! but im in reddish just down the road from manchester city center. im just a bit paranoid because ive spent more than i should.
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