MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: dazza on March 19, 2016, 01:48:46 pm

Title: squeaky startup
Post by: dazza on March 19, 2016, 01:48:46 pm

Over the past few months i'm getting a squeaky startup, luckily the squeak is coming from the left hand side of the engine probably the starter motor?

[vid]http://daz.co/video/startup.mp4[/vid]

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: jhook661 on March 19, 2016, 01:59:04 pm

Hi Dazza could be the alternator pulley mine went and made a similar noise to what's yours is

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: dazza on March 19, 2016, 02:00:43 pm

Quote from: jhook661 on March 19, 2016, 01:59:04 pm

Hi Dazza could be the alternator pulley mine went and made a similar noise to what's yours is

I changed the alternator pulley a couple of years ago i'm 99% sure the noise is from the left.

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: Lewo on March 20, 2016, 04:57:24 pm

Is it the same noise as mine?
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,104412.msg1017006.html#msg1017006 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,104412.msg1017006.html#msg1017006)

AKS are going to try some of their magic spray on the starter motor in a couple of weeks so I'll do an update then.

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: dazza on March 20, 2016, 05:28:03 pm

Quote from: Lewo on March 20, 2016, 04:57:24 pm

Is it the same noise as mine?
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,104412.msg1017006.html#msg1017006 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,104412.msg1017006.html#msg1017006)

AKS are going to try some of their magic spray on the starter motor in a couple of weeks so I'll do an update then.

Yes it does sound similar. Let me know how you get on.

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: Ricky123 on March 21, 2016, 11:56:51 pm

It does sound like alternator pulley to be honest. Had a similar noise my self. Pull the aux belt off and start it, see if the noise goes.

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: Lewo on April 07, 2016, 09:21:01 pm

Update - The expensive grease spray Alex used cured the squeak and it  is much easier on the ears now.  :happy2:

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: dazza on April 07, 2016, 10:34:15 pm

Quote from: Lewo on April 07, 2016, 09:21:01 pm

Update - The expensive grease spray Alex used cured the squeak and it  is much easier on the ears now.  :happy2:

Great! Do you know what its called and how i can get some?

Title: Re: squeaky startup
Post by: Lewo on April 08, 2016, 03:42:36 pm

Alex gave me the part number a while ago and when I phoned TPS a couple of months ago it was £42  :rolleye:
Some others on here have used other grease I think but that spray is what VW use.