In the last two days, I can hear a “chirp” or “squeak” from the front of my car, almost every time I leave a stoplight. I’m sure it’s not the tires, so what could it be? Could the clutch need adjusting? I’m pretty sure it’s an old clutch, and not sure, but it could be original (280,000 KM). What can I do to diagnose the chirp??? (sounds just like a tire chirp, but positive it isn’t!).
Thanks in advance.
~Eric
Could it be a belt slipping? Does it ONLY happen right when you start to move, or does it ever happen as you’re accelerating?
Often A/C or Alternator belts can make a chirping noise – even PS belts.
only as I start to move, as far as I can tell.
Seems to “chirp” just AS the car starts to move forward, as the clutch is disengaging. ie: I give it a bit of gas as I start to release the clutch pedal, and when it gets to the point where the clutch just starts to grab, it chirps/squeaks. I’m positive it’s not my driving skills, as I’ve been driving this car for 2 years the exact same (proper) way and it’s never done this before.
~Eric
my car did the same thing but it was more likely to happen on a hill… but yes if anyone knows what this is letmeknow
later,
Dan:p
Hrmm… well some clutch pedals squeak sometimes… Is it definitely coming from the engine bay? Might it be the clutch linkage or cable?