trogdor
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 06:21 PM |
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Weird "Whale Song" noises from Polo
Hi all,
More problems, at least this time its car related! My wifes friend has brought a VW polo Mk3 I think it is. Its R reg at least!
Anyway when you pull away with a small or large amount of lock it makes groaning noises similar to "whale song" it will also make the same
noise but a bit fainter at full lock at slower speeds.
There is no noise at higher speeds. If it was a rattle or knock i would say it was a CV joint. but this is a noise i haven't heard a car make!
It also does it in both directions.
So any ideas at what it could be? I am assuming its to do with the suspension or steering. Any help in addition to the idea of getting a bumper
sticker saying "my car speaks whale"?
Cheers
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 06:38 PM |
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has it got pas?could be the pump,other than that look in the boot to see if there is a whale in there
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 06:48 PM |
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my vote is power steering related and wouldnt worry as the old mans mk4 golf makes the same noise and has done for a few years now and there has not
been a problem apart from the noise, oh and the car is now up2 220K miles and no fluid has been lost or anything, i would just leave it alone and live
with it
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trogdor
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 07:09 PM |
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yes i thought power steering too, but it is a manual rack, well that or the power steering is knackered! But i would expect the steering to be heavier
than what it is! Did have a look but it was dark.
What would you expect a R reg 1.4 CL Polo to have? Would be nice if it was the pump, should be fairly easy to sort and nothing to worry about.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 07:21 PM |
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my bet is it actually does have PAS and the fluid level is low. So what your hearing is the air going through the pump bi-pass valve on full lock 
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trogdor
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 07:37 PM |
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PAS is making sense at the mo, I may pop round and see if i can find the reservoir! would be nice if its really that simple.
The friend of my wifes asked for my help in getting her first car and i said not french, italian or from ebay. All stuff that I have done! It is a
nice car tho, quite high spec for a polo.
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YQUSTA
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 10:05 PM |
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i had a new passat about 3 years ago did the same from new should worry
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trogdor
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| posted on 16/12/08 at 09:09 AM |
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well i nipped over and had a look at the car, this time with a torch, well it has power steering! The reservoir is empty so hopefully all it needs is
a top up.
Thanks everyone
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