When you identify irregular sounds on your Opel Antara you tend to concerns about them. Especially when you feel a noise when you accelerate on your Opel Antara. It is immediately assimilated to an engine unit trouble and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these disorders lightly, we have chosen to publish this document to support you find the causes and eliminate this matter as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first see what are the reasons of a high pitched noise when accelerating with my Opel Antara, then what is a whistling or ratling noise at the acceleration of my Opel Antara, then the origins of a noise that intensifies during acceleration and to finish a noise that ceases when I stop accelerating.
Ma Opel Antara makes a high-pitched noise when I accelerate:
If your Opel Antara generates a loud noise when you accelerate, it is quite possible that the alternator belt is the cause of your trouble. You will need to define if this noise takes place suddenly and if it can stop as it started. The alternator belt is a wearing part that is employed to bring power to the secondary components of your Opel Antara’s engine and although it is less important than the timing belt it can bring about engine troubles if it fails. This noise may be a sign of a slackened belt, in which case the tensioner roller or its wear and tear may be at fault. In any case, check the condition of your belt and its tension. If it causes this acceleration noise on Opel Antara, go to your auto technician.
Ma Opel Antara makes whining noise when I accelerate:
- Rattling or whistling noise caused 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 Opel Antara, it is possible that your turbo is declining and some of its parts are at the end of their life. Examine it and swap it if it is the cause, otherwise you risk clogging your engine in the long run. If you discover this blowing or whistling noise on your car, feel free to consult this document about turbo noises on Opel Antara, if you would like more details.
If, on the other hand, you do not feel any power loss due to an humming noise on your Opel Antara, it is more than likely that you have one of your junctions or air hoses that has holes. So check the complete air supply system from your air filter to your engine to locate the origin of this acceleration sound.
Ma Opel Antara generates 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 Opel Antara gets loud, then you will have to check the rolling parts of your car. In fact, if this loud noise does not occur when you iddle, it is surely linked to your transmission, and, in general, to your wheels. The most basic cause is the state of your bearings, so remember to check their condition to ensure that it is not the cause of this loud noise when you accelerate. If not, go to this content page about the noises related to Opel Antara noise wheels.
Ma Opel Antara creates a noise when I accelerate that ceases when I stop accelerating:
Finally, if you experience a noise when accelerating with your Opel Antara 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 cause. In fact, 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 usual shifting gears, if you feel a resistance either stronger or non-existent in the clutch pedal. If you have any of these signs of illness, go to your mechanic to change the clutch release bearings on your Opel Antara. Look at our article on clutch noise on Opel Antara for more information.
