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Strang whining noise, water pump pulley?

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Hello all, I posted a video on Facebook. See link below. 

MK1 Golf Owners Club (Official Facebook Group) | Hello all. I've got an intermittent squeal coming from near the alternator

Your help would be great

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Link not working for me?

With out hearing it have you just changed the cam belt or if the cam belt is to tight it sound like a super charger fitted.
The easiest way to find out if it is the water pump is to remove the alternator belt start the car and see if the noise goes, don't run the car for very long as you have no water being pumped around.

1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.

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Hello,

Thanks for the reply, see if this video below works. 



I thought it was the actual pulley as the noise was there before replacing my water pump and it's still there. The water pump is about a year old with maybe 30 miles on it as the car never gets used :(

I could always replace the pump again if needed. 

I thought it might have been the cambelt but then the sound did stop once I took the fan belt off so it must be water pump or alternator related. 

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Is it rubbing on the cam belt cover as they run very close to it?

1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.

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This happened to me before and was told I got the wrong water pump. There's 2 types that fit

mk1 silver campaign totally standard lowered on coilovers magic tree vanilla

Just had a full outer body restore

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I have exactly the same noise and problem I believe, and its just had two water pumps fitted by a well know place as they were unhappy about the first one I was told and yet stuill sent it out.. Not happy as could cause damage? .. Will try your belt off tomorrow to confirm.
Are there duff water pumps? as I think the VW originals are not available? Mines a 1.3.
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