When you observe unusual sounds on your Citroen Berlingo you tend to worry about them. Specifically when you feel a noise when you accelerate on your Citroen Berlingo. It is immediately assimilated to an engine motor problem and can therefore be serious. As we know that you do not take these trouble lightly, we have decided to write this content to help you find the causes and get rid of this issues as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first see what are the reasons of a high pitched noise when accelerating with my Citroen Berlingo, then what is a whistling or ratling noise at the acceleration of my Citroen Berlingo, then the sources of a noise that intensifies during acceleration and at last a noise that ends when I stop accelerating.
Ma Citroen Berlingo makes a high-pitched noise when I accelerate:
If your Citroen Berlingo makes a loud noise when you accelerate, it is quite plausible that the alternator belt is the cause of your problem. You will need to identify if this noise takes place abruptly and if it can stop as it started. The alternator belt is a wearing part that is employed to get power to the secondary components of your Citroen Berlingo’s engine and although it is less important than the timing belt it can cause engine failure if it breaks. This sound 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, examine the state of your belt and its tension. If it causes this acceleration noise on Citroen Berlingo, go to your auto technician.
Ma Citroen Berlingo 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 accompanies the rattling noise when you accelerate with your Citroen Berlingo, it is possible that your turbo is screwing up and some of its elements 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 notice this blowing or whistling sound on your car, feel free to read this document about turbo noises on Citroen Berlingo, if you would like more information.
If, on the other hand, you do not feel any power loss due to an humming noise on your Citroen Berlingo, it is more than likely that you have one of your junctions or air hoses that has holes. So examine the complete air supply system from your air filter to your engine to determine the origin of this acceleration sound.
Ma Citroen Berlingo 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 Citroen Berlingo gets loud, then you will have to check out the rolling parts of your vehicle. Indeed, if this loud noise does not occur when you iddle, it is necessarily connected to your transmission, and, in general, to your wheels. The most common cause is the state of your bearings, so don’t forget to examine their condition to ensure that it is not the cause of this loud noise when you accelerate. If not, go to this article about the noises related to Citroen Berlingo noise wheels.
Ma Citroen Berlingo produces a noise when I accelerate that ends when I stop accelerating:
To finish, if you encounter a noise when accelerating with your Citroen Berlingo and this noise which could be a cliking sound tends to stop when you disengage (press the clutch pedal), then one of the wear parts of your clutch system may be the cause. Indeed, the clutch release bearings must be changed almost 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 signs of illness, go to your mechanic to swap the clutch release bearings on your Citroen Berlingo. Read our article on clutch noise on Citroen Berlingo for more information.
