Clicking Noise under Bonnett.

[BONGO-LOUIS]

Hi started today, when vehicle not moving but engine running no c licking noise. Pull away and
c licking noise starts faster u go faster it gets. Any ideas appreciated everything else seems normal can hear c licking over the radio Goin up north next weekend so would like to make sure all ok before.

[B*Witched Blingo]

Could be a CV joint. Is it worse when you turn Steering one way or another, whilst moving. Jack one front wheel in neutral if it's 4x4. If 2wd it won't matter about Neutral. Grab Wheel and spin forwards to simulate driving and listen for the clicking. Just something to check. Or have you got a nail in your tyre. Something inbetween the discs or Pads. Also grab the top and bottom of the wheel and see if there is any movement in wheel bearings.

Ady

[thedogsbollox]

Good call above on the nail. I reckon a cv joint is more a clunking than a clicking. Though I guess peoples definitions of what constitutes a clunk or clck may differ. If cv joint it will get worse if turning. Take it to a carpark and drive round on full lock each way. Could also be a big stone wedged in the tread.

[waycar8]

check the wheels/tyres, sumat may have lodged in somewhere as Chell said also check make sure nothings catching on the belts

[mister munkey]

can hear clicking over the radio Goin up north next weekend so would like to make sure all ok before.

Happened to me a while back. Check behind the back seats, I found an old backing singer from the 1960s was causing it.

































If that don't fix it,

Turn off Radio 2

[thedogsbollox]

can hear clicking over the radio Goin up north next weekend so would like to make sure all ok before.

Happened to me a while back. Check behind the back seats, I found an old backing singer from the 1960s was causing it.

































If that don't fix it,

Turn off Radio 2

Do what all ladies do, turn the radio up and it won't be a problem any more

[missfixit70]

Do what all ladies do, turn the radio up and it won't be a problem any more

Oi you

[Romney_YW]

Could be a CV joint. Is it worse when you turn Steering one way or another, whilst moving. Jack one front wheel in neutral if it's 4x4. If 2wd it won't matter about Neutral. Grab Wheel and spin forwards to simulate driving and listen for the clicking. Just something to check. Or have you got a nail in your tyre. Something inbetween the discs or Pads. Also grab the top and bottom of the wheel and see if there is any movement in wheel bearings.

Ady

Sorry to be pedantic - but if it's 2wd, I don't think it will have CV joints, will it??

But I agree - if it's 4wd drive, CV joint is something to check on ......

Good luck

[Alison01326]

A couple of weeks before we had our main holiday this year I had a nail in my rear driver-side tyre and it was noisy as hell. Loud clicking which got faster as I drove faster. I was convinced it was something mechanical until I had the window down and decided it may be coming from outside. As luck would have it, when I parked up, I could actually see the nail (well, I think it was a big tack actually). Expected to have to replace the tyre but our local tyre place did some magic on it, and patched it up for £12.

[Romney_YW]

Good call above on the nail. I reckon a cv joint is more a clunking than a clicking. Though I guess peoples definitions of what constitutes a clunk or clck may differ. If cv joint it will get worse if turning. Take it to a carpark and drive round on full lock each way. Could also be a big stone wedged in the tread.

As has been said - you can sometimes get a clicking noise if you've got a stone wedged in the tyre tread - doesn't need to be that big in my experience, a piece of gravel can do it - well OK, a big piece of gravel then!

Good luck

(PS: Removing a bit of gravel probably won't cost as much as fixing a CV joint - but you've probably guessed that already )

[thedogsbollox]

Have you found it yet then?

[BONGO-LOUIS]

Ok here we go. took bongo to A D S great guys, found all four wheels partially siezed poss abs pump. As for the reason we took it there the clickin noise, nothing to do with the abs pump.could not be detected. pos speedo fault. on way home gary looked at speedo noticed mileage counter not turnin so pressed reset hey presto clickin has gone.....amazin how 1 thing leads to another. now all packed ready for yorkshire bash.......

[missfixit70]

Glad you got it sorted guys Now that you mention the mileage counter jobby, been there done that, didn't press the reset fully, couldn't work out what the damn noise was forgot about that one
Have a good weekend

[mikeonb4c]

Ok here we go. took bongo to A D S great guys, found all four wheels partially siezed poss abs pump. As for the reason we took it there the clickin noise, nothing to do with the abs pump.could not be detected. pos speedo fault. on way home gary looked at speedo noticed mileage counter not turnin so pressed reset hey presto clickin has gone.....amazin how 1 thing leads to another. now all packed ready for yorkshire bash.......

Ya daft bugger

[Romney_YW]

Actually there's a good moral to this story .......

It's always easy to suspect the worst and overlook the simple solutions - though I guess clicking from a partially reset trip meter is not that easy to diagnose from scratch.

Thanks for sharing - food for thought!