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    Well lads, i have a whizzing noise coming from the car, it only started a few days ago, its somewhere around the aux belt, i took off the belt and spun all the pulleys and alternator but cant feel any roughness or hear any noise from them. When the car is running on idle theres also a slight kind of rattle/ticking sound which gets louder if the steering is turned or lights turned on which i guess is because there is more pressure on the alternator, but i still cant make out which pulley its coming from or if its the alternator

    Another thing which i think could be coming from the same cause is when im driving, say accelerating from around 2,000rpm i can hear a ticking noise coming from the drivers side ( i cant hear it with the passenger window down or with both windows up)

    So im just wondering if this is a common thing or if anyone else has had the same problem and fixed it, because the womans vectra is making the exact same whizzing noise and has been since she bought it about 10 months ago although hers isnt making the ticking noise!

    i just dont want to go changing the 3 pulleys and alternator before i find out its just one of them!!

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    Anyone any ideas before i start ordering parts??

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    Mine was doing the same until I put a new belt on - problem solved!!!!.
    Might be worth a try for you.
    DAVY

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    it could be the alternator itself as when the lights go on or steering turned more load is put apon the alternator to supply more power,

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    it was the belt itself doing it?

    Yeah was thinking alternator, but wa thinking as more pressure comes on the alternator there would be more pressure on all the pulleys with the belt being thighter....

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    glad you found out before too much outlay

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    Oh no i didnt mean it was the belt on mine, that was at dmcc

    Im going to try the tensioner first as thats the only thing i can think would be making a ticking noise aswell, because its spring loaded and the others are just rolling...

    is this the correct part?

    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SNR-Tensioner...item2322263a17

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    This is just a guess! could the ticking noise be the clutch on the a/c pump? I have the whirring noise also and changed the alternator, the tensioner but noise persists!

    Ronnie

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    i havnt a clue now to be honest, i tried switching the A/C on and off and it doesnt make any difference to the noise... i think its just going to be a case of trial and error

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    Quote Originally Posted by Monkgti View Post
    i havnt a clue now to be honest, i tried switching the A/C on and off and it doesnt make any difference to the noise... i think its just going to be a case of trial and error
    I was convinced it was the tensioner so put brand new one on! did you try running it with the belt off to see if noise stops? should have done it on mine

    Ronnie

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