Citroen DS3 1.6 BlueHDI - DS3 Making a periodic scraping noise

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Wed 30 Mar 2022 16:56
Citroen DS3 1.6 BlueHDI - DS3 Making a periodic scraping noise - Owen Tooley

Hi,

Just had a new tyre fitted today and since the I've noticed my car making a periodic scraping noise when idling, sounds like something is scraping against something else thats rotating, weird to describe but its coming from the drivers side of the engine bay (it was drivers side front tyre that was change if thats relevant). Any ideas what it might be?

Video of the noise here: drive.google.com/file/d/1KHeJnXJS9hm35B59sjL_uX8v8...g

Thanks!

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Wed 30 Mar 2022 18:09
Citroen DS3 1.6 BlueHDI - DS3 Making a periodic scraping noise - elekie&a/c doctor
Is it possible that the plastic under tray has been dislodged and fouling on the engine pulley , when the car was jacked up for tyre fitting?
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Thu 31 Mar 2022 22:32
Citroen DS3 1.6 BlueHDI - DS3 Making a periodic scraping noise - Crickleymal
Is it possible that the plastic under tray has been dislodged and fouling on the engine pulley , when the car was jacked up for tyre fitting?

That was my thought or the wheel arch liner.

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Fri 1 Apr 2022 12:38
Citroen DS3 1.6 BlueHDI - DS3 Making a periodic scraping noise - Gibbo_Wirral

The standard plugs which hold the wheel arch liners in place on Peugeot and Citorens are really poor.

Get some of these uprated ones from Ebay:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192691837392?hash=item2cdd5419d...R

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