whinning focus 1.8

[baldy1926]

my 2005 1.8 focus-last of the old shape- is very noisey.at low speeds there is lots of whinning and rumbling-it does not sound like tyre noise,it sounds like its more from the engine/transmission area.has anyone got any ideas what it could be-it was only serviced last month and mot'd in march.cheers

[RS-Dog]

What sort of mileage is it and does it happen when just idling or whilst driving?

Rich

[baldy1926]

hi its 31k and when driving upto about 20/25mph

[RS-Dog]

Start the car with the bonnet up and see if you can hear where in the engine bay it is coming from - but my guess would be left hand side of the engine from the accesory belt, possibly one of the tensioners failing.

Rich

[gobsheene]

Does the noise continue when you depress the clutch?

[Zad]

Does the sound pitch change with engine revs, or road speed (other than disappearing at 25mph)?

[baldy1926]

there is no noise when the clutch goes in,the noise does not seem to come when its idling.its only when moving.its hard to explain,its a rumbling/whining noise which is coming from the front end

[pk500]

there is a bearing half way down the long drive shaft it is quite common

[gobsheene]

baldy1926 said:

there is no noise when the clutch goes in,the noise does not seem to come when its idling.its only when moving.its hard to explain,its a rumbling/whining noise which is coming from the front end

It could also be your clutch release bearing.

Best get it checked over

[baldy1926]

hi had it in dagenham motors at stamford hill today.its wheel bearings and something else all around-did not get what else it was as i was sinking backwards at the time,they want £932 to fix it!! luckerly aa warrenties is picking up a large part of the bill.but only after loads of calls and arguments,after the garage tod them that you cant have 17 inch wheels on a focus as they are to big.i told them to look in the handbook to see what wheels are listed.it had factory fitted mub flaps as well which they also said were rubbing on the tyre-but only if you took out the large gap between tyre and bodywork

[baldy1926]

hi i spoke to aa yesterday they are only paying £185 towards the cost-not certain why yet.i'm a bit miffed that these parts would fail after only 31k.i find it a bit odd about the wheels as well.not certain if just bad ford mechanic or trying get out of paying,by saying 17 inch wheels are too big for the car-when they are listed as optional extras.do you think i would get any joy by seeing if ford would pay towards the cost.does anyone have any ideas at all

[Ricky_M]

They want nearly a grand for wheel bearings? Walk away. They are having you on. But yes they are common the Focus, but ussually the rears go first and no 17" wheels are not to big, the ST170 has them as standard and I think the TDCI Sport does aswell.

[Mafioso]

Could it also be the power steering pump?? Mine sometimes whines if I've done a quick move off when cold. Really irritates me. Sounds like an electric motor and changes pitch with engine rpm.

Edited by Mafioso on Monday 2nd June 22:44

Edited by Mafioso on Monday 2nd June 22:44