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Mine just passed it’s MOT making this sound

That depends, have you had the car long and if so, has it only started making this sound? If so, it will be ok to drive for a month or two (average mileage). If you've just bought the car and it's making this noise, you don't know how long it's been making this noise so I would say get it done sooner than later

@@ff40mad Thanks. I’ve had the car for 4 years or so. Not quite sure when I first heard the sound but today it got a bit more obvious and more frequent so I’ll get it checked out. Thanks for sharing the video. I feel like it should have been picked up on the MOT and service.

Ive got the same issue now, did you ever figure out what it was with yours?

Yeah it started after fitting a new (second hand) ignition switch 😀

Well, seems I might have same thing needed to replaced. Took a voltmeter and measured the old battery, it’s perfect, put the voltmeter on the new battery that I have installed yesterday, shows 10.6V or so, tried started it and it did surprisingly this time and measured again, 12.6 V, turned on the AC, lights and radio, voltage measured 14.16, so alternator is good, switched off the engine and waited and it went back to 10.6 V measured. One of the side effects of ignition switch is battery drain. Can’t find a new replacement anywhere online (sold out everywhere) so that means I’ll have to go with a used part.

did the ignition switch solve the problem, i been having this same issue for a while now and think it’s time to replace the switch itself

@@jamainemchai7120 Hi. A battery with higher crank power sorted out. Never had any issues after.

@@japanluv Glad you fixed it, just on a side note I have seen alternators putting out 14v when running and still drain the battery due to a failed rectifier diode, caused me weeks of head scratching.

@@mercedeslove4291 Sold now. Road tax £600 plus, they increased my insurance as well so had to let it go and got a 2015 Seat Leon FR TDI instead. I kind of miss it.

Was completely intermittent for a short while, then refused to start. Also, when it would start, I had crazy error lights on the dash, wouldn't drive right, all sorts of mad stuff

Yes, everything went back to normal after changing the switch, display comes on when the ignition is switched on, runs it check, everything

@@ff40mad interesting. I havent been able to read my computer for a while now, but thats the only problem.

Yes, the ignition switch was faulty, I changed it and it has worked ever since and I'm still driving her. Hope it helps

No. it was a faulty ignition switch

That's true and could work, it happened to me with a Mercedes I had a few years ago, starter motor relay was causing an intermittent fault which slowly got worse until I replaced it. In this case though, it was a faulty ignition switch which caused the fault and hasn't happened since changing it, and I daily drive the car. Thanks

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Yeah, I put a new power steering pump in it, new water pump and a new fan belt. None of it made any difference. The only thing i can say for sure is, when I started the engine with the fan belt of, the car sounded perfect, no noise, when i put the belt back on, the noise came back. The alternator was reconditioned just before i bought the car and idler pulley and tension pulley made no noise when I checked them with the belt of. I think the only thing left is the A/C compressor, something inside that may well be making the noise as the A/C in my car is not and has never worked. Hope that helps in some way

@@ff40mad I used a siphon hose and ducked out the old fluid and put new in with a bottle of that Lucas power steering stop leak and conditioner and the sound of mine is almost gone so I thinking maybe the rack and pinion is whining since you have done the power steering pump. My car is a 02 saab 93 2.0 turbo convertible I love car but I hate that loud whining sound I hope with in next few days sound goes away I just did the replacement of fluid and sound went down 40 percent at least so keep me informed I'll keep you informed. And I thought these cars have electric fans.

@@ff40mad is fan belt maybe a air pump belt for emissions

@@ff40mad My car is making the exact same noise, and I was also guessing that it was the power steering pump. But when I was looking for the source of the sound, the sound seemed to come from the A/C compressor. My A/C also doesn't work for quite some time now, so I don't think that's a coincidence. Luckily, I have the exact same car that I keep for spare parts, so I will be changing the A/C compressor one of these days. I will keep you posted!

@@SeamonVB please let me know if you change it and it solves the problem, I havent had a chance yet to change my one so I can't say for sure, thanks again

Your talking about a clutch release bearing, no it's not that, my car is an auto

@@ff40mad That's very helpful - thank you . 'Hope your's gets sorted

Never found out the noise, I'm still driving the car and it still makes the noise but hasn't got any worse. I did get under the car one day and I moved the power steering pipe (where the pipe drops down from the pump and passes the air intake pipe) around and the noise stopped. It seems the pipe is resting against the air intake pipe. The noise didn't fully go but it did sound a hell of a lot better. Hope that helps