Another chirping Clio! (Video included)

[Connor19]

For the last few weeks my Clio MK3 1.4 16v has developed a 'chirping' sound coming from the engine area. When the car is first started after a day of not being used it chirps pretty loudly, but when the car has had a run it will often get quieter. Some times I will have next to nothing chriping, it seems to go from one extreme to another, but in different weather conditions each time, and the noise does not get any louder when driving. When the clutched is pushed down the noise does not go away. I have left it in the garage for a few nights to see if the problem was the belts getting wet from the rain or something (stupid I know), but when I come to start it up it will still chirp like a trooper. Any help would be much appreciated, the car has near 79K on the clock and the cambelt has been recently changed before I purchased it in early December. The noise is starting to annoy me now so im looking for some help on here.


Here is a link to the video posted on Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPLMWpwFy3s (this link is on Youtube so is safe)

You can hear the sound slightly as my camera was not great at picking up the high pitched noise. Please no bird nests images in an engine please!

Thanks,

Connor

 

[banther]

CBA to wach video but sunds like Aux belt to me. Had a similar issue.

Does it also occur when you make a hard turn (say parking up) even if the car is warm?

 

[Connor19]

No it does not get louder when I do a hard turn, just stays the same. How did you fix your issue?

 

[banther]

Sold it! haha.

It happened to me too after a recent cambelt change. Im sure chipmk1 will be able to advise.

 

[Connor19]

Haha, okay what's the username I should contact?

 

[Dan@SJM]

That sounds more idler/tensioner related than belt IMO.

 

[Connor19]

Okay would that be a big job for a garage to fix?