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by Whatsgood
Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:16 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Strange hissing noise near serpentine belt
Replies: 0
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Strange hissing noise near serpentine belt

Hi All, I have noticed when the engine is warm and after a long ish drive, there is a hissing noise coming from the serpentine belt/fuel filter area. After a careful listen it is either one of those two components. The fuel pump itself doesnt seem to be vibrating or unusually warm and the belt seems...
by Whatsgood
Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:06 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Strange rattle at 1300-1500 rpm
Replies: 3
Views: 4842

Re: Strange rattle at 1300-1500 rpm

Thanks all for the replies. So I have looked around and finally managed to come to the conclusion. After inspecting this noise with the hood up I've pinpointed the rattle to come from the air intake pipe being loose which was causing the plastic to vibrate very loudly, creating a rattling noise. I h...
by Whatsgood
Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Strange rattle at 1300-1500 rpm
Replies: 3
Views: 4842

Strange rattle at 1300-1500 rpm

Hi all My 2011 scirocco 170 tdi has an odd metallic rattle/deep vibrating noise when accelerating at low rpm both with clutch engaged and without in neutral, first and second gear. This happens when the engine is warm and I’ve used the turbo. It’s not clutch or gearbox related because these work per...