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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

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

i see...expensive fix? common prob?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

cool, cheers for that

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