ivesy123 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 It's not the power steering but when the car is started and is idling you can hear it and also when driving. Does anyone have any ideas?07 Xsara Picasso 1.6 Quote
coastline taxis Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Can u give a bit more info like does it get louder when revs increase. does in increase/decrease when u press the clutch also any lights on the dashboard Quote
ivesy123 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Posted April 23, 2015 Hi thanks for the reply. Ok when the car is started you can hear the noise staright away. When the revs increase it gets louder. No lights on dash board but the car has 'cut out' about three times now over the last 3 weeks. Always in the morning within say 5 minutes of driving. The noise has been there about 6 months or so and it's difficult to say if it's getting louder or not. The RAC thought it was the powersteering, as did my garage Croxdales as did Halfords and also Kwik fit (long story about the amount of garages!). Kwik fit said the p/s pump was failing so they put a new one in and the noise is still there. They said they disconnected something (timing belt?) and the noise went. So it can be anyone of 6 things less p/s. They also said bring the car back when this other thing fails so atleast they'll know what it is! Quote
Johndouglas Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 No - they couldn't have disconnected the timing belt. The car wouldn't run without it properly timed. Maybe the auxiliary belt. If it was then it might be the alternator pulley giving trouble. Quote
ivesy123 Posted April 24, 2015 Author Posted April 24, 2015 yes sorry it was the auxilliary belt. Have to admit the car has cut out more over the last couple of weeks than it has for a while. Did it twice on the way to work today both times when I had to stop reasonably sharply. or is that just my driving? Quote
paul.h Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 If not the alternator pulley then maybe another pulley on the aux belt needs replacing. If you remove the aux belt again then spin all the pulleys and listen for any noise and move by hand and feel for any play or roughness in the bearings. If your car is a petrol one then you could clean the throttle plate and body of any carbon build up which could be affecting the idling speed and causing the cutting out. Also if the air filter is due for replacing this may not help. Quote
ivesy123 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 thanks for the reply. Citroen have said it was the alternator. The mechanic couldn't believe the other garages could not come to the same conclusion. So the good news is the nosie has gone (not steering pump though this has now been replaced and fluid). The next problem I've had is they told me the coil pack needs replacing and the spark plugs. I was a bit shocked at this as it was only replaced in August 2012 and my car's (petrol) has only done 18k since then. I asked if this is a problem with the car but I was told no it's the coil pack. I'm begining to wonder what else can go wrong with this %$&^%&(& car! Quote
paul.h Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 If it is the coil pack and spark plugs then at least these are easy enough for you to replace without needing a garage. Spark plugs need doing anyway as part of servicing so the only extra cost is the coil pack about £65 to £87 from eurocarparts depending on the make. A dealer part may be more. Spark plugs range from about £2.50 to £11.50 each. Quote
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