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• My new Golf GTD - jingling noise by ronnie85 on 10 Mar, 2009 06:33
• heres my new GTD! I love it, very economical and surprisingly nippy. I want to do some tuning but first sort the problems and give it a good service.
  
  firstly Ive got a jingling sound coming from the engine that has appeared since owning it. So thats the first to sort!!  :shock: but does anyone know what it mite be. It mainly happens on tick over it sounds like a small peice of metal is loose and vibrating or rotating against something (not a heavy mechanical banging or anything. Does anyone know what it mite be?
  
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• #1 by 1outof5 on 10 Mar, 2009 08:12
• have you checked on the exhaust pipe? heat sheild loose ?
• #2 by arb on 10 Mar, 2009 08:19
• will your digital camera do video ? you can post it to photobucket.com and we can hear it..
  
  Where are you located ?
• #3 by aidan on 10 Mar, 2009 12:04
• very nice, was looking for clio turbines for mine when i had one
• #4 by LoneWolf on 10 Mar, 2009 17:17
• Check your timing belt cover backing plate, the big metal bit, mine was slightly buckled from a bodged timing job, it was just catching on the top pulley.
  
   Also check for loose clips/ fasteners and the throttle bracket on the injection pump, and keep an eye out for anything that looks like a silver powder, which could be pointing to interference with one of your pulleys.
  
  
   Welcome to the site by the way  
• #5 by ronnie85 on 11 Mar, 2009 08:02
• Quote from: "LoneWolf"

  Check your timing belt cover backing plate, the big metal bit, mine was slightly buckled from a bodged timing job, it was just catching on the top pulley.
  
   Also check for loose clips/ fasteners and the throttle bracket on the injection pump, and keep an eye out for anything that looks like a silver powder, which could be pointing to interference with one of your pulleys.
  
  
   Welcome to the site by the way  

  
  
  thanks for the welcome guys!
  
  thanks I will check... the noise sounds like its near the cylinder head. But its one of those noises that is hard to locate where its coming from. But sounds like it could be near the timing belt area so will check that. I just hope its not inside the engine!!
• #6 by 79rabbit4dr on 11 Mar, 2009 08:50
• :shock:    cleeeeeeean.... i'd get on that interior though
• #7 by LoneWolf on 11 Mar, 2009 17:42
• it could also be the 10mm bolts that holdthe timing belt backing plate onto the head.
  
   Where abouts in sunny britain are you Ronnie?
• #8 by ronnie85 on 12 Mar, 2009 08:35
• Quote from: "79rabbit4dr"

  :shock:    cleeeeeeean.... i'd get on that interior though

  
  
  I love the interior, I just put it in! I love retro you see. Ive also got a brown dash and handles etc which I mite put in also.
• #9 by ronnie85 on 12 Mar, 2009 08:36
• Quote from: "LoneWolf"

  it could also be the 10mm bolts that holdthe timing belt backing plate onto the head.
  
   Where abouts in sunny britain are you Ronnie?

  
  
  I will also check here... thanks!
  
  Im in farnham in surrey.
• #10 by bert on 12 Mar, 2009 12:55
• my jetta mk2 had this noise,it was the main alternator bolt loose,the alternator was vibrating
  Bert