For the past thousand miles or so, this squeak has emerged. Originally it only happened the day or so after rain, but now it's doing it constantly.



I know it can't be the shocks as these have recently replaced, as have the top mounts. It's only coming from the front right; I'm thinking bushes? Any help much appreciated

hi, ive had the same, after it rained my car had a squeak it turned out to be wishbone/lower arm bushes but it wasnt constant like your vid it was over bumps, do you hear the noise when stationary aswell? as it could be from the auxillery belt

hope this helps

Sorry, can't get anything from your vid.

Squeak could be bottom arm bushes, or worn ball joint. You need to get your ear near it to determine which. You'll need an assistant you can trust.

With the car parked in a safe place, engine off, you need to lie next to it so that you can see the bottom arm, and hear it when it moves.
Now your assistant can lift the car, fingers under the wheelarch usually works, and lower it again, several times, to hopefully replicate the noise. You should then be able to determine if it is the inner pivot bushes, which are just annoying, or the outer ball joint, which means new bottom arm asap.

Keep your head out from under the car, or your assistant will drop a car on it!

Thanks, I'll check it out tomorrow when the car's stopped being battered by wind and rain!

So, I figured out what it was... and it was nothing to do with the suspension! The nut holding the front bumper on next to the headlight had worked itself loose, so tightening it not only solved the rattle, but filled the gap between the panels