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Old 24-06-2008   #1
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My latest niggle
Light, 'tingling' creaking from front left dash whenever car is in motion.

Driving me nuts
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Light, 'tingling' creaking from front left dash whenever car is in motion.

Driving me nuts
Fan motor by any chance Luvduvs? Is the fan on? I know its hot by u...
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Creaks. Rattles. It is an Italian car.

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Creaks. Rattles. It is an Italian car.

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Mine has none... 30,000 miles now.
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Re: My latest niggle
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Fan motor by any chance Luvduvs? Is the fan on? I know its hot by u...
Nah, that's another kind of creaking - http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...ml#post1606278

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Creaks. Rattles. It is an Italian car.

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PMSL!! I just posted the very same comment!

http://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punt...ml#post1606278
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Mine has none... 30,000 miles now.
You're lucky.

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You're lucky.

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And I look after my car too!
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And I look after my car too!
You mean you drive like my gran!! lol


Had it remapped yet grandpa?
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Re: My latest niggle
is air intake pipe bracket tight?
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You mean you drive like my gran!! lol


Had it remapped yet grandpa?
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Re: My latest niggle
My cars italian and it doesn't fuking creak. That aint no excuse lol. It used to rattle but I've persistantly one by one norrowed them down and fixed them
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My cars italian and it doesn't fuking creak. That aint no excuse lol. It used to rattle but I've persistantly one by one norrowed them down and fixed them
Way to go... what few I had I fixed myself permanently.

Thats exactly what I meant by "looking after my car"
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Re: My latest niggle
  • Cleared out everything in glovebox - still creaked.
  • Opened bonnet, noticed the black foamy thing near the passenger edge was slightly out of place, so moved it back into place - still creaked.
  • Btw for those who're not aware, mine had been smash-repaired at the area where the creaking is coming from - http://fiatforum.com/grande-punto/14...-own-fiat.html
  • Sprayed WD40 onto passenger door hinges and any other joints I could find - still creaked.
Almost started crying out of desperation, then noticed the small piece of black plastic (at the bottom of the windscreen, passenger side) was loose. Poked it, and it made a slight, yet annoying tingling noise very similar to the creaking. Checked the driver's side, and it was firmly in place, no noise.

This has to be the source, given the smash repairer would have taken that area apart to fix the damage, and its obvious they didn't put it back in place properly.

Next step: I'll try to superglue the plastic thing onto the windscreen and hope that will make the noise go away. Is superglue bad for the car?
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Re: My latest niggle
what plastic thing? (got a pic)
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Re: My latest niggle
Looks like I'm back to square one - tried taping the plastic bit in place - still creaked

And the creaking on the right side's returned

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