(T) squeeky noise (trapped mice?!)

hey all,

I'm getting a squeeky noise from the engine bay at tickover/v.slow manouvers...
related to engine speed not road speed, sound like an old car with a slightly loose alternator belt (though quieter, and not related to 'load' on the alternator [I tested this])

any ideas? or similar noises? everything appears to be working fine.... all fluid levels ect check out....

It's either just a squeaky belt, or there really are mice trapped in your engine

It might go away on it's own eventually, a lot of cars have squeaky engines when idling.

thanks for the reply... I was thinking I may be being a little paranoid.... another 180 miles yesterday, and still ok ! lol...

I had a squeak from the clutch spring (more a quiet moaning noise, almost like a cow moo-ing) but WD40 cured it.

lol... mines deffo from the engine bay... and only at tickover/low revs, and only when cold.... hhhmmmmmm

Try spraying some WD40 in places you think it might be coming from. That stuff fixes any squeak

may actually have a go at that, the more I investigate, the more it seems to be a rubber mounting that is squeeking with the movement ove the engine, it even does it when turning the engine over before it starts... but hardly at all at speed... a bit of grease is in order I think....

Dont spray on belt.

Have you figured out what was causing the noise?

I've got a GP 1.9, and it's started making the same noise in the same circumstances.

Mark S

Is it similar to these - http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...-creaking.html, or http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...t-pillar.html?

it was fixed by the dealer a few days ago after I got worried because it was getting worse.... took him a while to find it, but 10 seconds to fix! lol... was a clip on the gear linkages that was not connected, he shoved it back in properly, and all is now fine and quiet

Thanks for that info. I do sometimes hear the squeak as I change gear, so it may well be the same problem that I've got.

The car's off to the dealer next week, so we'll see what they have to say.

Mark S

Sharkrider, any idea where said linkage is. Is it something I could have a go at as my car has the same problem. Anything to save a trip to my dealer!

I saw 'em fix it, but didn't get under the ramp to get a close look, but its somewhere in front of the first 'box' on the exhaust, a liitle tricky to get to (above the exhaust) and to do with the gear linkages apparently...

best I can do... if you get under there and its the same prob, I'm sure you'll see something hanging loose......

The garage said the problem was due a gear cable not being tied down, which sounds pretty much like the problem Sharkrider had.

Mark S