Erm... Help!

[lew1984]

Hey guys,

Well tonight when I was driving home, I discovered on the off chance that there is a strange sound coming from my engine.

Now the best way I can describe it, is that it sounds like a bit of plastic running against the spokes of a bike wheel (you know what you use to do when you was a kid) I'm not saying something is stuck running against something... its the sound it makes thats the closest thing to describe it!

Now the engine runs fine, no loss of power. I've checked the oil, that also is fine... just slightly over the max line but other than that... I cannot hear anything see anything that seems out of place.

When the engine is idling, it sounds normal.... it's only when I set off it starts to make that noise!

I don't know if this matters but there's a K&N air filter on the car so it makes it sound a lil more gruntier if you get what I mean... i'm not getting this effect as much now, only if I rev it when car is idle.

So what do you all think?

Lew

[mattv6diesel]

Well if its moving it would be wheels some thing. Mud flaps touching a wheel?

[lew1984]

Well if its moving it would be wheels some thing. Mud flaps touching a wheel?

Yea I checked that but they're fine... its definitely coming from the engine bay... im sure of it! :-S

[marc vectra sri]

Gearbox bearings had this on 206 took ages to find what was wrong

[mattv6diesel]

Hard to know with out seeing. Can someone drive whilst you look? If its pulling away would gess transmision or drive shafts area. Does it doing just reving the engine?

[mattv6diesel]

What engine & gear box

[lew1984]

Its a 2.2 SRI 2003 (Non-direct) not sure about gearbox tbh

[Critch]

Does it do it when revving in neutral?

Is is still there when driving and dipping the clutch?
And when putting in neutral whilst still travelling?

[mattv6diesel]

Its a 2.2 SRI 2003 (Non-direct) not sure about gearbox tbh

Just ment auto or man

[lew1984]

Its happens when i put my foot down but if at a steady constant speed then its fine.

If i change or drop a gear and put foot down again its more noticeable.

When its idol/neutral then it sounds fine. If its idol and rav the engine... again the usual noise ud get from the air-filter is what I hear.

Its very strange