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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Eddie1 on 04 April 2009, 18:58:59

Title: Squeaking noise from engine
Post by: Eddie1 on 04 April 2009, 18:58:59

Hi,
Ive got a squeaking noise coming from the engine, it seems to come from around the inlet manifold. The noise sounds like a loose fan belt, but all the belts have been checked.  Has anyone got any ideas of what this might be.  

Thanks for any help in advance
Eddie

Title: Re: Squeaking noise from engine
Post by: dbug on 04 April 2009, 19:06:10

In the light of my recent experience I'd check aux belt tensioner!!

Title: Re: Squeaking noise from engine
Post by: jonathanh on 04 April 2009, 19:58:22

easy to check if it is the aux belt: put a 15mm spanner on the tensioner, and pull it towards the centre of the ccar to take the tension off.  slip the belt off the water pump pulley - the smooth one in the middle.  make sure the belt is then off from other pulleys incl crank - start up and see is the noise has gone.  If it has then its something on the aux belt run - most likely is the tensioner.  If it is atill there then ignore the aux belt and investigate further - it could be a cambelt tensioner on its way out!

Title: Re: Squeaking noise from engine
Post by: Andy B on 04 April 2009, 20:00:20

Quote

Hi,
Ive got a squeaking noise coming from the engine, it seems to come from around the inlet manifold. The noise sounds like a loose fan belt, but all the belts have been checked.  Has anyone got any ideas of what this might be.  

Thanks for any help in advance
Eddie

Run the engine without the 'fan belt' ( your water pump is driven by this belt, so not for too long) and see if your squeak disappears......


must type faster .......  :y

Title: Re: Squeaking noise from engine
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 04 April 2009, 20:14:24

I had the same puzzling noise on one of mine which I never found after changing the auxbelt tensioner, cambelt etc :-?

Title: Re: Squeaking noise from engine
Post by: Eddie1 on 04 April 2009, 22:12:54

Thanks for the ideas, Ill try them out tommorrow.