This should be good....... I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
1st Jul 2009 8:35 am
Silver Fox
Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 121
Squeal on car
I dont intend to hang my self so early after joining the forum - that said I am sure my good friend Nick will.
1st Jul 2009 8:45 am
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
Posts: 4030
Ve have vays of making you talk I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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That's our job I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
1st Jul 2009 8:53 am
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
c'mon spill em.... we'll get it out of you sooner or later.... one wife.......livid
1st Jul 2009 10:06 am
Silver Fox
Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 121
I am not taking the bait....
1st Jul 2009 11:44 am
n1cktdv6
Member Since: 20 Mar 2007
Location: Warrington
Posts: 1161
Well.....if your all sat comfy.....
Nah.....not yet...he's a D3 virgin, it's taken a while for him to see the light....and come in from the dark side of the Japanese 4x4..... D4 HSE....Probably, but not quite decided yet.
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1st Jul 2009 11:49 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26708
Right, back to your squeeling
When you tow your caravan, the engine has to work harder, therefore generates more heat. The D3 has an engine driven electronically controlled cooling fan. The fan is driven by the serpentine belt that also drives power steering aircon and alternator.
The belt is tensioned by a spring loaded tensioner pulley. These have been known to fail, as have the bearings on aircon pumps.
When the engine is hot, the fan takes more power, and puts more strain on the belt and its componenents.
My money is on a problem with the belt, tensioner or related components.
Now about those jump leads.............................
2nd Jul 2009 9:10 am
AWeatherup
Member Since: 29 Jun 2009
Location: West Wales
Posts: 64
Squeal
Has a problem like this on my 06D3. Intermitent and dissipeared when brake applied but noise only there when car warmed up. After test drive w mechanic (when car perfored well by demonstrating fault for once) turned out to be a stuck brake caliper; repaired and resolved. Does foot brake application influence the squeal? Didn't hear mine at m-way speed either as too much ambient noise.
Good luck.Disco4, BMW1200RT,
and Volvo XC70 estate (when my wife has the LR) also 2008 series Yellow Labrador
2nd Jul 2009 7:01 pm
Silver Fox
Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 121
Thanks all for your feed back - the braking doesn t look to make the problem worse and since my caravan was removed at the weekend I havent heard a thing. That said I hadnt heard it for a week prior to that coz hadnt been towing. Lots of things to look at but I guess its to techie for me...Perhaps i need an expert unless someone can point me inthe right direction. I know where the wheels are.....
2nd Jul 2009 7:45 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
Posts: 10723
Re: Squeal
AWeatherup wrote:
Has a problem like this on my 06D3. Intermitent and dissipeared when brake applied but noise only there when car warmed up. After test drive w mechanic (when car perfored well by demonstrating fault for once) turned out to be a stuck brake caliper; repaired and resolved. Does foot brake application influence the squeal? Didn't hear mine at m-way speed either as too much ambient noise.
Good luck.
Just what I experienced, It takes a while before the Sqeak Squeak Squeak appears, and was speed related, and you can inhibit it by moving the steering left to right, or get rid of it by just taping the breaks. I changed the front pads, coppersliped the moving parts after a good brake clean, and to be honest the pads on the front were close.
Went to work today no problem @ 0330hrs, and the journey home it started ok, then the SQUEAK started again, so dropped the N/S windows and am unsure whether its front or back, so I repeated the brake pad/copperslip to change to the rears, so will know if I have cured or aggrevated the problem tomorrow. As TFC had serviced mine in April, and he noted one of the N/S pads was wearing quicker than the inner, I suspect that was the problem, gave that caliper/piston and slider a thorough clean n grease.
Whilst the wheels were off I checked CV Boots, wobbled the wheels for bearing play, and checked the EPB drum movement, nowt seems a miss so hopefully, fingers crossed I will get rid of this poxy noise.
Any other things I may of missed would be appreciated if mentioned.
2nd Jul 2009 7:57 pm
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
Re: Squeal
AWeatherup wrote:
Has a problem like this on my 06D3. Intermitent and dissipeared when brake applied but noise only there when car warmed up. After test drive w mechanic (when car perfored well by demonstrating fault for once) turned out to be a stuck brake caliper; repaired and resolved. Does foot brake application influence the squeal? Didn't hear mine at m-way speed either as too much ambient noise.
Good luck.
Same problem..... same fix cured it.If in doot, flat oot!!
2nd Jul 2009 11:05 pm
Silver Fox
Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 121
Cavalry on its way.... TFC now booked in to give my car a health check,! Feel like its fixed alraedy.!
7th Jul 2009 10:28 pm
lee157
Member Since: 01 Oct 2008
Location: in the middle
Posts: 557
Re: Squeal
Landylad wrote:
AWeatherup wrote:
Has a problem like this on my 06D3. Intermitent and dissipeared when brake applied but noise only there when car warmed up. After test drive w mechanic (when car perfored well by demonstrating fault for once) turned out to be a stuck brake caliper; repaired and resolved. Does foot brake application influence the squeal? Didn't hear mine at m-way speed either as too much ambient noise.
Good luck.
Same problem..... same fix cured it.
Almost same for me, turned out to be one rear brake pad very very low, well actually there was no pad at all and it was metal on metal,new pads and discs and all fixed.
Also i had alot of brake dust on that wheel as the calliper wasn't retracting as it should, it seemed to stick a bit as it was at the end if its travel.
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Just what I experienced, It takes a while before the Sqeak Squeak Squeak appears, and was speed related, and you can inhibit it by moving the steering left to right, or get rid of it by just taping the breaks. I changed the front pads, coppersliped the moving parts after a good brake clean, and to be honest the pads on the front were close.
