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 Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:03 pm |
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Joined: Jan 08, 2012
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Location: Merseyside
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I posted about this small problem a while ago here:
www.206info.co.uk/Foru...41375.html
Since this post, the car was relatively quiet and doing as it was told. I still took it to the garage to get looked at but sods law it made no noise so they didnt know what i was on about. They fitted a new fan belt anyway for nothing so that was nice enough, but the next time i started it from cold the noise came back and now its worse than ever!
This is really annoying because it wasnt there when i bought it and its pretty embarrasing for the first 5 minutes of driving, before it all quietens down again when the engines warm.
Heres a short vid of the noise, its definately coming from the fan belt area. Is it something simple as just tightening or loosening a couple of screws?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZA_afC45g
any help much appreciated.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:41 pm |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010
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Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden city
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Put a bit of talcUm powder on the belt, should quiet it down
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:47 pm |
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Joined: Nov 20, 2011
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Location: Croydon
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When they changed the fan/aux belt did they change the tensioner spring. I had the same sort of problem and when they did both it solved the problem!!!
Belt is self tensioning so would not need to tighten anything
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:05 pm |
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Location: Merseyside
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Thanks for the talc idea ill try that when i get a chance.
As far as i know they only changed the belt, is the tensioner something i coukd do myself with nearly no car expertise or should i just take it back?
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:30 am |
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Joined: Nov 20, 2011
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Location: Croydon
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I would take it back. The talc will only solve the problem short term.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:54 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: UK
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Sounds like one of the pulleys is on its way out. Best bet is too remove the belt and check for any movement in the pulleys.
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