2001 Volkswagen Polo Repair Question
Mileage: 99 miles.
Volkswagen Polo Noise Problem
Answer
How loud is the noise?
Can you record it with a cellphone (video) and post it on youtube... post the link here so that we can see / hear it.
When driving at 50-80km/h, move the steering wheel slightly to the left and then to the right (like a slalom).
****** MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE IN A LOW TRAFFIC AREA*****
If the noise goes AWAY in one direction and is LOUDER in the other direction... you have a bad FRONT wheel bearing.
Thomas
Sounds like an over tensioned timing belt. If you search on Youtube you'll have a video of the noise. Check if this is the same noise as yours. Also, this will ONLY happen when you accelerate. Wheel bearings will cause noise all the time.
A tight timing belt will be noisy standing still and reving the engine... original poster said the car has to be moving.
Guess we will never know... I don't get why people ask questions and then don't reply when they get free advice / an answer to their question.