Guess that noise!

[noone]

As the Polo can be a noisy 'lil bugger, I thought I'd ask about my current noise and maybe form a place for people to enquire about their noises in the future.

As its hard enough to understand whats happening, if you do post about a noise here, please try to include as much info as possible to help people understand and assist you.

My noise:

Where: Front left (passenger side) suspension
When: Going over sharp bumps or off camber roads at slower speeds. seems to not be noticable or an issue when at speed.
Noise: Its a rubbing noise that travels through the chassis.

What I think it is: It sounds like the strut is not lubricated and rubbing or the top mount is rubbing.

What Else I've done / know to test: If I turn the wheel, I don't get the noise, so its not just the topmount / bearing failing. If I wobble the car from side-to-side I can make it happen and can isolate it to the left side in or around the strut / strut top. At first i thought it might have been my new swaybar links, but I removed the droplinks and it moves freely without any noise. The droplinks are fairly new and its not a clunking noise, but a rubbing noise.

Hoping its not the strut (KW V1's). If it is, can they be lubricated? Anything else around there I should be looking to lubricate? Assuming I can't just WD40 the strut to test...

[Gigitt]

have you check your lower control arm rear bushings?
OEM ones fail - get solid Cupra replacements.
Both of ours were cracked - there was the weird squeeking, and the odd thunk for unknown reasons.

[VWindahouse]

Could be the spring, try jacking that corner up so you can swivel the spring around to a different heading and go for a squirt to see if it helps.

[noone]

Thanks Gigitt, I have those, thats not the location of the noise, its around the strut. Its not a clunk, but a rubbing noise. Car handles fine (for now), but sounds lead to wear and components not working properly.

I had thought it might be the springs binding, cut up some tube to line the coils that touch, but does not appear to be related to the coil. I can shake the car to make it happen and appears to be related to the shock / top mount, but hard to say which one without pulling it out.

[The One]

Thanks Gigitt, I have those, thats not the location of the noise, its around the strut. Its not a clunk, but a rubbing noise. Car handles fine (for now), but sounds lead to wear and components not working properly.

I had thought it might be the springs binding, cut up some tube to line the coils that touch, but does not appear to be related to the coil. I can shake the car to make it happen and appears to be related to the shock / top mount, but hard to say which one without pulling it out.

If you can get your hands on another Strut/coil etc? Try putting them in and see if that does the trick...

[s4mmie]

TL/DR (Will when I have the chance ) I tried to start a thread like this a while back and it didn't take.. I really hope this one can get stickied or something. It will save a lot of us pulling our hair out trying to find the sources of all our rattles

[VWindahouse]

For me the glove box has been the root of all evil.

First rattles started from the notepad clips on the inside of the door. Fix - ripped the F**kers out when I eventually figured it out.
Then the opening/closing dampered cog wheel. Fix - lever off the panel on the passenger side of the dash and push the loose cog back in place.
Then the pen holder clips. Fix - Also gone now
Then the spring loaded rubber door dampers. Fix - tighten with hex key.

Seems to be good now even with the new engine mounts which have now settled right down in regards to shaking the car to bits.
I do get some buzzing from the tray in the top of the dash only because its been in and out a few times now so will chock that with something soon.

[s4mmie]

Hey Ben,
It doesn't sound like this does it? --
IMG 0616 - YouTube


If it does you're up the same creek as me
I think I'm getting those rattles in the glovebox too Ant, must take a look..

[noone]

Not a creak, more of a rub (deeper tone) when going over uneven surfaces concrete roads, crap roads, etc).
I'll have to take it to someone to give it a once over as i'm a little stumped with this one.