Help needed with creaking 57plate Mini Cooper Auto
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Topic: Help needed with creaking 57plate Mini Cooper Auto
Posted By: 26pammy
Subject: Help needed with creaking 57plate Mini Cooper Auto
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 7:32pm
| I wonder if anyone out there has any idea what is causing my 57 plate Mini Cooper Automatic to creak like an old rusty gate! The car has been to three garages and not one can find the problem, they can hear it but don't know whats causing it. The noise is coming from the passenger side, I can't identify wether it's at the front or rear. On a nice smooth road you can't hear it, but on our lumpy Cornish roads its there most of the time and gets worse when the wheel is turned to the right. Can anyone offer any advice, apparently the garages have checked everything and found nothing but it is now getting louder and it's very annoying. Help. |
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Posted By: msport_chris
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2022 at 8:29am
I would suggest having the suspension arm bushes and the top mounts checked, sounds like a dry (worn) bush. Can try spraying WD40 onto it as a temporary measure to see if the creaking stops to isolate the area. 
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