Please play nicely. No one wants to listen/read a keyboard warriors rants....
All pulleys, idlers and other components were spun with the belt off, no noises or roughness at all.
Is that the main tensioner on the arm? Is it obvious when the spring has failed, or is it guesswork about how much pressure its applying?Tensioner pulleyNo idea until I get the belt off.
Obviously my plan is to remove the belt and go round all the accessories checking.
But it could be just the belt, as I've never changed it (obviously), and can't see any recent history of it being changed. Its routed in such a way that it wraps around all pulley quite a way, so it could be its worn out the V's on the belt. The plan is to just slap the new one on if I cant find any obvious issues with the driven components, and see if that cures it.
Quite a lot to remove to even see the bloody thing on one of those
Landy rover's with that donkey suffer with lower spring tensioner failing
My gut feeling is it sounds like the belt is a bit loose, but no slipping type noises.
Tensioner pulleyNo idea until I get the belt off.
Obviously my plan is to remove the belt and go round all the accessories checking.
But it could be just the belt, as I've never changed it (obviously), and can't see any recent history of it being changed. Its routed in such a way that it wraps around all pulley quite a way, so it could be its worn out the V's on the belt. The plan is to just slap the new one on if I cant find any obvious issues with the driven components, and see if that cures it.
Quite a lot to remove to even see the bloody thing on one of those
Tensioner pulleyNo idea until I get the belt off.
Obviously my plan is to remove the belt and go round all the accessories checking.
But it could be just the belt, as I've never changed it (obviously), and can't see any recent history of it being changed. Its routed in such a way that it wraps around all pulley quite a way, so it could be its worn out the V's on the belt. The plan is to just slap the new one on if I cant find any obvious issues with the driven components, and see if that cures it.
Topped up the screenwash on the Omega and Boxster - that was it for the day.
Will probably revisit Pierre tomorrow if my patience is feeling strong.
Refitted cambelt and other bits a couple of days ago and it wound over on the starter without any worrying noises.
No sign of it trying to start at all though.
Sprayed a bit of brake cleaner down the air intake and it fired up and ran for a few seconds.
Fault code suggests a problem with fuel supply, and it does indeed behave as though its not getting any fuel.
Cant imagine why it has decided to do this when the cambelt apparently jumped a few teeth while it was ticking over though.
should make the insurance cheaper then
Quick service on the Omega. Oil, oil filter, air filter, pollen filter, and cleaned the breathers.
I think it should do about 50mpg now with all that new clean shiny stuff.
That's because everything goes in, skin and all..Yep, that's why I buy them, plenty of salt and vinegar makes a lovely butty. But I like a bacon butty too, and I got two packs of bacon for £3.40. I suppose I could have bought the smart price fish fingers at £1odd for 20 of them, but I like a bit of fish in my fish fingersASDA up to £178.7 this morning, that's two 2p raises within the last week..
Also....30 Birds Eye fish fingers £6.50, shove 'em.
Lurpak spreadable, 750g, £7, shove it.
Used to like a fish finger sarnie, but now out of our poor pensioners reach !
The fish in cheap fish fingers always looks a dirty grey colour, puts me right off.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-10804657/Car-mileage-quarter-cars-Britains-roads-100k-miles-more.html
And here was me saying, a couple of weeks ago, that my astra was ready for the knackers at 99K
