When you identify unusual noises on your Mercedes Sprinter you tend to worry about them. Especially when you feel a noise when you accelerate on your Mercedes Sprinter. It is immediately assimilated to an engine motor trouble and can therefore be significant. As we know that you do not take these problems lightly, we have decided to publish this content to help you find the causes and eradicate this issues as quickly as possible. To do this, we will first see what are the oeigins of a high pitched noise when accelerating with my Mercedes Sprinter, then what is a whistling or ratling noise at the acceleration of my Mercedes Sprinter, then the origins of a noise that intensifies during acceleration and at last a noise that stops when I stop accelerating.
Ma Mercedes Sprinter makes a high-pitched noise when I accelerate:
If your Mercedes Sprinter produces a loud noise when you accelerate, it is quite conceivable that the alternator belt is the induce of your trouble. You will need to define if this noise occurs suddenly and if it can stop as it started. The alternator belt is a wearing part that is used to supply power to the secondary components of your Mercedes Sprinter’s engine and although it is less vital than the timing belt it can induce engine damage 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 at fault. In any case, check the state of your belt and its tension. If it causes this acceleration noise on Mercedes Sprinter, go to your mechanic.
Ma Mercedes Sprinter 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 accompanies the rattling noise when you accelerate with your Mercedes Sprinter, it is plausible that your turbo is failing and some of its components are at the end of their life. Check it and replace 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 refer to this content about turbo noises on Mercedes Sprinter, if you would like more information.
If, on the other hand, you do not experience any power loss due to an humming noise on your Mercedes Sprinter, 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 determine the origin of this acceleration sound.
Ma Mercedes Sprinter produces 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 Mercedes Sprinter gets loud, then you will have to check out the rolling parts of your vehicle. In fact, if this loud noise does not surface when you iddle, it is necessarily in connection with your transmission, and, in general, to your wheels. The most common cause is the state of your bearings, so make sure to check their condition to be sure it is not the cause of this loud noise when you accelerate. If not, go to this article about the noises related to Mercedes Sprinter noise wheels.
Ma Mercedes Sprinter generates a noise when I accelerate that ceases when I stop accelerating:
At last, if you encounter a noise when accelerating with your Mercedes Sprinter and this noise which could be a cliking sound tends to reduce 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 changed around every 120 000 / 130 000km. To test it, you just have to see if you have more difficulty than usually 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 mechanic to swap the clutch release bearings on your Mercedes Sprinter. Look at our article on clutch noise on Mercedes Sprinter for more information.
