Squeak/wine on cold start up arg!

[DrR]

Only does it while the car is turning over, so for say 0.25 of a second then it starts and is fine.

Now is this cos of the cold weather or something else?

Belt slipping?

 

[thegusset]

mine does it too the whine is alternator charging the battery should die down after a few secs mine only squeeks straight after i have washed it indicating a slip i would guess

 

[DrR]

Only does it for the amount of time it takes for the car to start, so literally a quick shirp sound then stops once it fires up.

 

[Cookson]

Only does it for the amount of time it takes for the car to start, so literally a quick shirp sound then stops once it fires up.

I've had it too. Must be the weather

 

[Addicted]

mine also does it, but as said not worried, alternator charging the battery!

 

[sideways danny]

cold weather gets to batteries. The alternator is having to work a bit harder straight after startup

 

[b1lly]

my twingo and the wife's scenic does this in the cold weather

 

[Scott™]

I had this problem mate and three garages later I took it to a specialist and they said its a glaze on the belt mixed with what Danny just said.

 

[sideways danny]

I had this problem mate and three garages later I took it to a specialist and they said its a glaze on the belt mixed with what Danny just said.

3???? FFS a new belt on a cup is £12 and a few minutes to fit, or even just 2 minutes to tighten it up. Did none of them try ANYTHING logical???

 

[DrR]

mine also does it, but as said not worried, alternator charging the battery!

cold weather gets to batteries. The alternator is having to work a bit harder straight after startup

It doesn't do it after start up! It's does it in the time between turning the key and the car starting.

 

[stuart1989]

It doesn't do it after start up! It's does it in the time between turning the key and the car starting.

Mine does the same, almost all the time.

 

[Riley!]

Mine does a quick squeak on start up on damp mornings from cold, is just a little slip of the belt as its wet

 

[DrR]

Made my did listen for it and he didn't know what i was on about, so don't think i'm to worried, only does it on first start of the day anyway.

 

[Ohad]

My 172 do the same.

In case the squeal is from the gearbox/clutch try to play with the gears 3rd to 4th back and forward about 10 times before turn on the car no squeal at all.
This is the case when the problem is with the clutch bearing.

I should do my clutch soon...

 

[H182]

Got this myself, figured it was just the belt slipping, again only does it when cold.