screech on full lock

[S.Kayani]

hello, noticed the car has a little screech on full lock, not had the car long

what could it be? sounds like a belt or something

[chrischap2003]

Alternator belt by the sounds...Short term fix, Talc haha

[S.Kayani]

i see...expensive fix? common prob?

[alexperkins]

tbf i think most of the polos have a little screech when on complete full lock. How loud is it?

[S.Kayani]

loud enough to hear, bout a second or 2 long then stops

[metz]

Yea its nothing bad. new belt probably less than a fiver from local motorfactors.

Most do it on full lock, its the powersteering belt.

[turkpolo]

hi ive got the same problem too especially when i start it in the morning, alot of screeching noise, so bad sounds like a supercharger help please..

cheers

[alexperkins]

Just replace your alternator belt turk. Same goes for S Kayani

GSF/euro do them for around a fiver, but be sure to measure the old belt, as they are good at giving the wrong belts out. Id probably be tempted to a get a genuine VW one, but hey thats just me lol

[S.Kayani]

nice one guys....not bad for a fiver, hope its not expensive to fit!

so alternator belt....not power steering belt?

[alexperkins]

On the polos, the auxilliary drive belt (if were being specific lol!) runs the alternator, power steering pump and air con pump.

Its very easy to fit - simply take off the drivers wheel. Make a note of the routing of the belt as its currently fitted. Get a 17mm socket on the tensioner - its spring loaded, so you have to untension the belt and remove it whilst keeping it untensioned. Refitting is a reverse of removal

[S.Kayani]

cool, cheers for that

[turkpolo]

cheers alex, will have to do that this week. very annoying..