DIY Car Maintenance

[Wideboy]

if the bearings are shot on the cam pullys or water pump its usually a grinding noise rather than whining, try poring water over the cams ect to see if it would drown out the noise. It worked when I've done pully's but usually wont if its the water pump

also is it a TDI? I'd be inclined to look into seeing if the turbo's on its way out or if the induction is leaking somewhere along the lines. Although the whining shouldn't really be noticeable until 1500 to 2000 revs as it'll be spooling up at those speeds.

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by Geese

How handy are you with bike mechanics?

The torque on the wishbone on a mk4 golf isn't anything special. Haynes are covering themselves by specing what tightness to put it at.... All you need is a 1/4" torque wrench which you can get from lidl. Replacing the wishbone isn't easy it will require a bit of muscle and if there's a ball joint involved you might need some hammers.

Do not get under a car on a trolley jack or a scissors jack very dangerous. And even if you're on axle stands make sure you're not alone.

The alternator is an easy swap for a new one or one out of a scrap yard. Just make sure you disconnect the battery before you start.

You can replace the bearings on the alt but with so many secondhand ones avalible there's no point.

After seeing the breaker guy swap the alternator over with a socket set in about 15 minutes, I'm pretty sure I could do it myself. But I don't need to now.

Originally Posted by Wideboy

if the bearings are shot on the cam pullys or water pump its usually a grinding noise rather than whining, try poring water over the cams ect to see if it would drown out the noise. It worked when I've done pully's but usually wont if its the water pump

also is it a TDI? I'd be inclined to look into seeing if the turbo's on its way out or if the induction is leaking somewhere along the lines. Although the whining shouldn't really be noticeable until 1500 to 2000 revs as it'll be spooling up at those speeds.

It's more a whine than grinding. It sounds just like the noise of a knackered driveshaft a guy at work had. And the mechanic had a listen with one of those metal rod stethoscopes. So it must be in that rough area I would have thought. It's not a diesel so no turbo
It's loudest when it is cold. And you can hear it on idle.

[Wideboy]

flywheel?

duno not to good on vw's dont like working on them much either, driveshaft sounds like an odd thing to get knackared, if it were the bearings it would be knocking