Strange squeak 2015 150

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Having a really puzzling squeak coming from the front end of my 150. It is not a suspension squeak, it sounds almost like a dry bearing. It doesn't start until I have been driving for half an hour, quicker on hot days. The car has to be moving, at least 15 km/h. It seems to drop off under gentle acceleration. It remains consistent no matter what revs the engine is on, it doesn't seem to change under cornering. I am fairly happy it is not coming from the drive train.

It is really hard to pick where it is coming from, local mechanic thought it was coming from the exhaust, where it connects to the manifold. He tightened that up and the noise is still there.

Just wondering if any other owners have had this issue. Next stop will be Toyota.

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Do you have a snorkel

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Do you have a snorkel

Yes. Safari.

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I’d be betting it’s the snorkel
had the same annoying squeak on our 150
took me a fair while to locate it, initially I though it was in the lower RH of the dash, while driving I wound the window down and pushed against the snorkel and it stopped

Never got around to taking it off to see what the cause was

if any of the Stainless threads or brass seats are touching the panel it’s an issue, hence there large hole spec for clearance,

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After a bit more research I got the centre exhaust gasket replaced and that seems to have fixed it.