No because now I know it’s the pulley and not the starter motor I’m not too worried about it, plus I got 12 months warranty on the car when I purchased it so if it decides to get worse then I’ll get it sorted 

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Edited February 21, 20233 yr by Covvo
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i tried removing the clutch pulley from the alternator....no chance..... i was thinking of changing it because i changed the other 2 pulleys and aux belt.i havent read all this but is it too much to remove the auxillary belt and then turn the pulley by hand to be certain.but i would be inclined to agree with Covvo that it is that.

3 minutes ago, alpha omega said:

i tried removing the clutch pulley from the alternator....no chance..... i was thinking of changing it because i changed the other 2 pulleys and aux belt.i havent read all this but is it too much to remove the auxillary belt and then turn the pulley by hand to be certain.but i would be inclined to agree with Covvo that it is that.

On my Audi A1 it’s quite easy to get close to, so I got the Wife to start the car while I had my ear about 20 mm from the pulley, and it’s definitely the source of the noise

16 hours ago, Covvo said:

No because now I know it’s the pulley and not the starter motor I’m not too worried about it, plus I got 12 months warranty on the car when I purchased it so if it decides to get worse then I’ll get it sorted 

We've had the Golf for 2 years now, and it hasn't got noticeably worse.

I thought about this topic earlier when I heard the same noise coming from the neighbours new car when it started up.

It's a Seat Ibiza 2016 

Hi I’m wondering if anyone may know what this noise could be on cold start. 

the car has recently had new alternator , new mechatronic motor/pump and accumulator. The noise has been there through all of these above issues and still present. 
 

it’s a 2014 a1 1.4 TFSI automatic 

 

 

 

Any suggestions greatly appreciated 

 

Edited October 15, 20232 yr by Andrew Little