When you discover irregular noises on your Peugeot e-208 you tend to stress about them. Especially when you feel a noise when you accelerate on your Peugeot e-208. It is automatically assimilated to an engine motor trouble and can therefore be critical. As we know that you do not take these complications lightly, we have decided to prepare this article to help you find the causes and wipe out this matter as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first see what are the oeigins of a high pitched noise when accelerating with my Peugeot e-208, then what is a whistling or ratling noise at the acceleration of my Peugeot e-208, then the sources of a noise that intensifies during acceleration and finally a noise that ends when I stop accelerating.
Ma Peugeot e-208 makes a high-pitched noise when I accelerate:
If your Peugeot e-208 makes a loud noise when you accelerate, it is quite possible that the alternator belt is the induce of your trouble. You will need to determine if this noise takes place abruptly and if it can stop as it started. The alternator belt is a wearing part that is used to carry power to the secondary components of your Peugeot e-208’s engine and although it is less important than the timing belt it can induce engine problem if it fails. This noise may be a indicator of a slackened belt, in which case the tensioner roller or its wear and tear may be to blame. In any case, check the condition of your belt and its tension. If it causes this acceleration noise on Peugeot e-208, go to your technician.
Ma Peugeot e-208 makes whining noise when I accelerate:
- Rattling or whistling noise generated by the turbo
- Humming noise caused by air leakage
If you have a power loss that comes with the rattling noise when you accelerate with your Peugeot e-208, it is possible that your turbo is screwing up and some of its parts are at the end of their life. Examine it and change it if it is the induce, otherwise you risk clogging your engine in the long run. If you find out this blowing or whistling noise on your car, feel free to read this document about turbo noises on Peugeot e-208, if you would like more info.
If, on the other hand, you do not feel any power loss due to an humming noise on your Peugeot e-208, it is more than likely that you have one of your junctions or air hoses that has holes. So check the entire air supply system from your air filter to your engine to determine the starting point of this acceleration sound.
Ma Peugeot e-208 makes an increasingly loud noise when I accelerate:
If, on the other hand, you have the feeling that the more you gain speed, the more your noise at acceleration on Peugeot e-208 gets loud, then you will have to think about the rolling parts of your car. Indeed, if this loud noise does not appear when you iddle, it is certainly related to your transmission, and, in general, to your wheels. The most regular reason is the state of your bearings, so make sure to check their condition to ensure that it is not the reason of this loud noise when you accelerate. If not, go to this document about the noises related to Peugeot e-208 noise wheels.
Ma Peugeot e-208 makes a noise when I accelerate that ceases when I stop accelerating:
To finish, if you encounter a noise when accelerating with your Peugeot e-208 and this noise which could be a cliking sound tends to end when you disengage (press the clutch pedal), then one of the wear parts of your clutch system may be the reason. Indeed, the clutch release bearings must be replaced around every 120 000 / 130 000km. To evaluate it, you just have to see if you have more difficulty than every time shifting gears, if you feel a resistance either stronger or non-existent in the clutch pedal. If you have any of these symptoms, go to your auto mechanic to replace the clutch release bearings on your Peugeot e-208. Read our article on clutch noise on Peugeot e-208 for more information.
