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When I first drive in the morning I get a funny grinding noise from the engine right under the dash. It only lasts 30 seconds and when the engine is cold in the morning. It happens as soon as I push the accelarator and even happens if the clutch is not engaged. Anyone else had a similar poblem? The car is just over 2 years old with 28K on the clock and has been driven very softly.
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When I first drive in the morning I get a funny grinding noise from the engine right under the dash. It only lasts 30 seconds and when the engine is cold in the morning. It happens as soon as I push the accelarator and even happens if the clutch is not engaged. Anyone else had a similar poblem? The car is just over 2 years old with 28K on the clock and has been driven very softly.

 

I'd hoped someone more knowledgeable would have answered this. I hope the fact that the sound goes away is a sign that it isn't something terminal, but it would seem sensible to visit your garage. I suppose you might have to leave it overnight so they can hear the noise though <_<

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After a cold start with the mechanic present he could tell straight away it was coming from the drive belt area. It turned out to be a leaking/broken water pump which also was shreeding the belt. They said I was lucky the engine hadn't over heated but without a temp gauge its hard to know there was a problem. All fixed under warrenty. Lesson of the day is, dont ignore any strange noises.
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They said it was a charecteristic of the car although to be fair it only did it very breifly in the garage. They said that it will make a noise while the belts and stuff gets warmed up so not to worry but surely not that loud. I will wait until the next service and if its still bad then I will get them to look at it again.

 

I got a 5 door C1 VTR model as a loan car and it was a lot better than the basic 3 door version. Looking at changing next March so I will get rid of the problem with mine then :-)

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