Whining Noise From My Engine Bay...

[lukeseh]

First post on here so I hope it works!

I have a 2008 focus titanium 1.8 TDCI 115 diesel with 78788 on the clock.

Last week I drove from Cumbria to Edinburgh. I stopped my car to reverse into a bay and the engine was quietly whining, as I put it in reverse and started to rev it got louder, took my foot off the accelerator and it reduced with the revs making the horrible whining noise. I think it's doing it between 1000-2000 revs and you can't hear it any higher than that.

Iv noticed recently on start up that it's not as strong and can turn over for a bit longer than usual before it starts and kicks out some smoke, is this related or another costly problem??!

Any help is gratefully received.

Any questions let me know.

Luke

[stef123]

First of all welcome to the forums,

The recent starting issues could be due to the cold weather, diesels need a bit more oomph to get going than a petrol engine especially when it's cold.

The whining could be a bearing, but without investigation it could be from a number of things like the alternator, aircon, tensioner etc

[lukeseh]

Iv had my car for three years in May, so I know that the starts are not the norm.

Think it's a trip to the mechanic for my car!

Thank you.

If anyone has experienced these problems I'd love to hear from you!

[stef123]

You say it's not as strong on startup, if it's still on the original battery I would ask your garage to load test it. It's a hard time of year for older batteries.

[lukeseh]

I will mention it when I drop it off, thank you.

Btw, how do you change your profile picture?

[AdeMk1]

Make sure you didnt trap the Wife under the bonnet Common problem apparently :D