Screeching fan belts and other noises

[Urban Sports]

.....that modern cars don't make, I genuinely can't think of the last time I heard a screeching fan belt or more likely alternator belt.

Modern cars don't do this kind if stuff, do they?

Any others?

[Spare tyre]

My jimny does it when I've just driven through deep water, brilliant noise

[Willy Nilly]

If often here it in the winter, it's like the mating call for older cars.

[Mound Dawg]

Because the don't (generally) use V belts these days.

In answer to the second part. Tappet noise.

[mybrainhurts]

You get that with cats trapped in the engine bay.

[Urban Sports]

mybrainhurts said:

You get that with cats trapped in the engine bay.

[mybrainhurts]

Pinking...I miss that...

[northwest monkey]

Urban Sports said:

.....that modern cars don't make, I genuinely can't think of the last time I heard a screeching fan belt or more likely alternator belt.

Modern cars don't do this kind if stuff, do they?

Yep - my neighbours van at 6am every weekend when he's going fishing.

If only he owned a garage so he could get someone to fix it