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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: SIR Philbutt on 01 January 2013, 17:31:13
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Driving home the other day heard a scraping noise from the engine bay. Noted it was from cam belt area, had no tools, only had a couple of miles to go so risked it.
Taken the cover off today and found this floating around
(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/Photo0618.jpg)
Close inspection found it is the plate that guides the belt around the water pump pulley
(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/Photo0620.jpg)
I notice the belt is over the outer edge of the pump pulley and this would appear to have forced this plate off
So the questions are;
Is this just bad design of the pump and will be ok from now? (not a vx one)
Could the belt have moved out of position? Given the belt guide pulleys have edges to prevent this
If the belt has moved out could this be a problem with the guide pulleys ?
There has been some slight wear to the outer edge of the cam belt. Anyone think this is bad ? (silverish bit to LHS of sprocket of pic below)
I fitted this belt in August and it looks OK over the cam sprockets, crank and tensioner as far as I can tell
(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/Photo0622.jpg)
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You need to investigate why it forced that ring off. Is the pump's pully not in line with others, or is something causing belt to run that way....
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You need to investigate why it forced that ring off. Is the pump's pully not in line with others, or is something causing belt to run that way....
Thanks TB - So belt off and pump out it is - ah well ::)
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So replaced the water pump today, new one FOC from supplier as I had receipt. result :y :y
The belt was in correct position everywhere else and my mechanic mate it was just a duff pump ???
Driving back from my mates garage that I did it in and it starts misfiring, LPG switches off and emissions light comes on. Hope it's a plug or the coil pack and not the head gasket AGAIN :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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So replaced the water pump today, new one FOC from supplier as I had receipt. result :y :y
The belt was in correct position everywhere else and my mechanic mate it was just a duff pump ???
Driving back from my mates garage that I did it in and it starts misfiring, LPG switches off and emissions light comes on. Hope it's a plug or the coil pack and not the head gasket AGAIN :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Aw mate :-\
Not so good, but hope it turns out to be something simple :y
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So replaced the water pump today, new one FOC from supplier as I had receipt. result :y :y
The belt was in correct position everywhere else and my mechanic mate it was just a duff pump ???
Driving back from my mates garage that I did it in and it starts misfiring, LPG switches off and emissions light comes on. Hope it's a plug or the coil pack and not the head gasket AGAIN :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Aw mate :-\
Not so good, but hope it turns out to be something simple :y
Thanks Jonny
In the end it was - water in the plug well's :-[ - typical ::)
Thing is the scuttle is bone dry :-\
Now will have to be checking if new pump is ok and where the bloomin water came from - probably was the scuttle ???
oooh the paranoia ;D ;D ;D