#1: Slight Grinding & Bad Lacquer Author: Martind, Location: Woolsery, North DevonPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:28 pm ---- Hello There
1st post in the Problem Section. Hopefully won't have to post here much!
Firstly, I have a slight Grinding noise when running. I know it isn't the thrust bearing, and it isn't a fault with the gearbox as it is there on Idle too.
It sounds like bearings, but I have checked the Alternator and PowerSteering and they are all Ok.
I think it is possibly the Waterpump bearings as I am not sure if it was changed when the cambelt was (done a while before I owned it)
Do you guys have any ideas on this? It isn't too loud a noise, just makes the same noise as a noisy thrust bearing
Also, the car got Poo'ed on the other day by a bird. I washed it off that evening and it had damaged the lacquer. I was suprised that damage was caused that quickly!
Has anyone else had any problems like this with the paint, and what do you recommend to try and make it look a little better?
Any help on either of these would be great!
Looking forward to hearing your soloutions/ideas
Cheers, Martin.
#2: Re: Slight Grinding & Bad Lacquer Author: Seabook, Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:29 pm ---- you normally need to remove the poo within an hour and before it dried out.
try T-cut, it should help.
#3: Re: Slight Grinding & Bad Lacquer Author: Martind, Location: Woolsery, North DevonPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:34 pm ---- I forgot to say its a 1.4 8v engine with 95k and the cambelt was done at 70k but it looks like the cambelt and aux belt was only changed, Plus am the 2nd owner.
Cheers for the very quick reply seabook! But i think its past the T cut stage though il take a few pics of the areas
#4: Re: Slight Grinding & Bad Lacquer Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:47 pm ---- Does the noise go when you dip the clutch pedal?
Even when the engine is at idle the gearbox still rotates one of the shafts.
With the paint, you could possible get away with flatting with very fine wet or dry and then polishing up.
A good coat of wax can delay the lime marking the paint in future. We have birds nesting in trees near us and car gets covered most days, but it just rinses off with a hose. Be very careful when wiping as bird muck can be very gritty.
#5: Re: Slight Grinding & Bad Lacquer Author: Martind, Location: Woolsery, North DevonPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:58 pm ----
Here are a couple of pics of the worst bits
#6: Re: Slight Grinding & Bad Lacquer Author: Martind, Location: Woolsery, North DevonPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:00 pm ---- The noise is there with the Clutch In and Out.
And it is coming from the Cambelt Area, and is definatly a bearing noise
#7: Re: Slight Grinding & Bad Lacquer Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:56 pm ---- That roof is fooked, no way was the poo only there a short while, unless the bird was eating toxic waste?
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