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Title: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: Jimbob on 02 July 2007, 09:38:20
Working from home today.
Woman across the road as a W reg Punto, it goes out for many 5 minute periods a day.
She has just come home, and the car was making a loud noise, which I can only describe as the noise wipers make on a dry screen!

Any ideas?


For futher info I suspect a totally unmaintained car, the shock on her face last year when she discovered cars need mot's!
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: tunnie on 02 July 2007, 09:45:52
could be the aux belt?
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 02 July 2007, 10:04:24
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I suspect a totally unmaintained car

Why is it always Fiats?

I got a lift from a mate in a Fiat once and had to explain that it wasn't normal for the oil light to come on every time she went round a corner, and that, if she drove very gently to the next garage I would top up her oil level and save her a large bill for a new engine!

Kevin
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: Big Rod on 02 July 2007, 10:45:56
When you said strange noise, I thought you meant you'd actually heard the engine running!!
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: tunnie on 02 July 2007, 10:49:27
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When you said strange noise, I thought you meant you'd actually heard the engine running!!


 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: Jimbob on 02 July 2007, 10:50:33
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When you said strange noise, I thought you meant you'd actually heard the engine running!!

The noise was that worrying, I may not again!

It is not a noise I would be happy if my car made!

Waiting for her to (try and) go out again.
Slightly worryingly my car is directly behind hers!
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: STMO123 on 02 July 2007, 11:18:53
Got to be a bearing or a belt :-/
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: Markie on 02 July 2007, 11:22:10
Sorry in advance  :-[...someone can feel free to slap me here....

"Very strange noise from a Punto"...could that be " the engine ticking over with no issues", that would be very strange"  :D
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: TheBoy on 02 July 2007, 19:27:00
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Working from home today.
Woman across the road as a W reg Punto, it goes out for many 5 minute periods a day.
She has just come home, and the car was making a loud noise, which I can only describe as the noise wipers make on a dry screen!

Any ideas?


For futher info I suspect a totally unmaintained car, the shock on her face last year when she discovered cars need mot's!
Maybe it was, maybe she doesn't know how to turn the wipers off ;D
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: hotel21 on 02 July 2007, 23:07:02
Does this thing not have an electrically assisted steering system that uses an electric motor/wheel arrangement to help those with weaker forearms to drive round towns?  Possibly wheel squeel??
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: Big Rod on 03 July 2007, 01:17:53
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Sorry in advance  :-[...someone can feel free to slap me here....

"Very strange noise from a Punto"...could that be " the engine ticking over with no issues", that would be very strange"  :D

Oh, keep up Jock!!  ;D
Title: Re: Very strange noise from a Punto....
Post by: Markie on 03 July 2007, 11:20:15
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Sorry in advance  :-[...someone can feel free to slap me here....

"Very strange noise from a Punto"...could that be " the engine ticking over with no issues", that would be very strange"  :D

Oh, keep up Jock!!  ;D


great minds and all that..... :P