Someone please help I'm out of ideas as to what is wrong with my car!well what 3 things are wrong :/ firstly occasionally when car is warm and I have been driving a while I get a loud squealing sound I think from the drivers rear tyre. I press the brake it's gone. It's persistent for about 30min then just stops for no reason garage can't find anything break pads and calliper all good had my camber tracking and balancing done still does it. Secondly when in 2nd and accelerating at about 3500rpm just before I change gear I a scraping sound from I think passenger side. Again garage can't find anything from anywhere. And finally the big one. Sometimes and I mean once a month maybe I'm going in the motorway and about 60mph I get a massive vibration the whole car shakes violently. So much so it damaged my upper suspension wishbone. Put the clutch in and decrease speed it stops I accelerate it starts. I get towed to a garage and boom it's all better in its own no faults can be found and when we take for test drive it's fine then few weeks later it happens again. The only thing I have noticed about all the times this has happened is that I have been in or recently been in the red for fuel and it's always on a slight hill or dip. Car feels more wobbly and really stiff when going over bumps generally but I don't know if that's the new suspension. Plus I have in the last 12 months has a clutch, flywheel, can belt thermostat and water pump. Any ideas I love my GT but I'm gonna have to get rid if I can't find the faults before it breaks my suspension again or worse damage
Massive vibration can't find fault
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Sounds like you need a better mechanic. Or an exorcist.
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first issue is sticky brakes or caliper, if caliper is fine it might only need cleaning and copper greasing of the base the pads sit in,
second--need more detailed description coz scraping sound can refer to few issues
third issue is related to fuel system, i think your fuel tank and system needs cleaning out and the fuel filter might need changing assuming you have a diesel car
second--need more detailed description coz scraping sound can refer to few issues
third issue is related to fuel system, i think your fuel tank and system needs cleaning out and the fuel filter might need changing assuming you have a diesel car
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After a drive touch each wheel if a wheel seems hotter than the others it is likely your caliper is sticking.
This however shouldn't cause vibration and the intermittent nature of this fault is a little confusing as suspension faults generally don't come and go.
This however shouldn't cause vibration and the intermittent nature of this fault is a little confusing as suspension faults generally don't come and go.
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Your "massive vibration" issue seems like it would have something to do with the fuel system. Does the engine sound change during this vibration, or does it remain the same? If it changes, it's likely some issue in the fuel system. If not, I'd say a clutch system issue, though it would be weird that it would manifest itself so intermittently.
On the squealing, as others have said, the only thing it can realistically be is a sticky caliper. Get someone who knows what they are doing to strip and refit it properly. The only other thing it could be at the rear wheel would be some issue with the bearing, but I can't think of any way a bearing issue could produce a squealing sound.
The "scraping sound" issue needs more description.
On the squealing, as others have said, the only thing it can realistically be is a sticky caliper. Get someone who knows what they are doing to strip and refit it properly. The only other thing it could be at the rear wheel would be some issue with the bearing, but I can't think of any way a bearing issue could produce a squealing sound.
The "scraping sound" issue needs more description.
Ok so fuel system problem I'm gonna drain my tank as that's what I thought it was water maybe. And the back wheel when its squeals I once stopped and threw water on the calliper and it stops so I wil get that checked cheers. And the scraping sound at the front sounds like something going round and round and catching but I only hear it at high rpm in 2nd gear and not all the time. More so when I'm going up a hill change gear and it goes away
Have you checked your wheels. The Alloys are made of cheese and a pot-hole can seriously buckle them. Happened to me and was getting a similar shake.
Yes all cambers tracking and balancing done tyres are perfect. It's actually started vibrating again today. Listening to the engine it sounds louder and dirty even. It also feels like it's struggling as soon as I'm up to 50mph I put it in 4th and massive vibration if I ease off the accelerater or put the clutch in vibration stops pull the clutch out if I'm above 50mph and it starts shaking violently again
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Inner CV joint? Broke engine mount? I think the fuel is a red herring.
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Squealing brakes, that starts after you've been driving a while, and goes away when you press the brake is most likely sticking rear pads - very common problem on these cars.
Can't really help with the "scraping noise", but may be worth checking that the brake backplates are not touching the discs; this can sometimes occur due to a build-up of rust on the inner face of the disc, and they can also easily get bent (when changing the clutch, for example).
As for the vibration, I'm going to assume that the car is a diesel, and suggest that you have a problem with your inner driveshaft joint - this is also a common problem. The reason it starts after you've been driving at higher speed for a while is because the joint gets hot and starts to seize.
Finally, as others have suggested, you need to find a competent mechanic who is more familiar with these cars - this will save you a lot of time and money.
Can't really help with the "scraping noise", but may be worth checking that the brake backplates are not touching the discs; this can sometimes occur due to a build-up of rust on the inner face of the disc, and they can also easily get bent (when changing the clutch, for example).
As for the vibration, I'm going to assume that the car is a diesel, and suggest that you have a problem with your inner driveshaft joint - this is also a common problem. The reason it starts after you've been driving at higher speed for a while is because the joint gets hot and starts to seize.
Finally, as others have suggested, you need to find a competent mechanic who is more familiar with these cars - this will save you a lot of time and money.
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I'm fairly sure (if your car is diesel) that your problem is a blocked/stuck EGR valve. As it sits at the rear and top of the engine (well it does on my 156 2.4 JTD) it's relatively easy to access. It should also show up on a diagnostics, but the cleaning and freeing of the valve would probably be cheaper than running the diagnostics. If you're reasonably handy with a spanner it is possible to DIY.
I had to perform a manual ECU reset to obtain the benefit of the valve cleaning, because the ECU was still running on the 'bad memories'.
I had to perform a manual ECU reset to obtain the benefit of the valve cleaning, because the ECU was still running on the 'bad memories'.
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Agree
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Agree: blanking egr is a worthwhile thing to do but sticking egr will not cause "massive vibration". The original post is describing symptons of sticky rear calipers and warn driveshafts/inner cv joint.
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Don't do this.
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Well I can tell you that it caused massive vibration on my 156 and after having it sorted I didn't have anymore vibrations.
Ok so it's deffo no my egr valve because I had the vibrations for a few weeks then my alarm came on whilst I was away for my egr I rang the RAC they blanked off my valve a week later I went to garage and got a new egr for free as the one I had was 7months old and stuck open I had the vibration before during and after the blanked valve. And btw i was only getting 28mpg with it blanked doing a steady 30mph where normally I get 45mpg so it cost me a £15 to get to my holiday destination and £30 to get home. Blanking is only advised if you get re-mapped at the same time
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Ok. Well I can't argue with that.
Blank the egr. It takes 20 minutes and cost £20! Eliminated from the enquiry!
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As I said I had to perform a manual ECU reset before I could notice the difference because the engine was still running on the 'Old memory'. As soon as I'd reset the ECU it was like driving a different car which got better as time went on.
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