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Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« on: 13 September 2007, 11:56:34 »
I've been trying to suss out a nasty clonking noise at the front of the engine this morning. At first suspected aux belt tensioner and pulley, so changed them. Noise was still there.

Popped the aux belt off briefly and ran the engine - noise was gone. So def aux belt related. I span all the pulleys, seemed fine. Re-fitted aux belt, started car - noise back!

It was only then I noticed one of the 10mm water pump bolts wasn't quite home  :-[

I must have forgotton to torque them back up when I did the cambelt  :-X  ::)
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Ah well, he who never made a mistake, never made anything....

It's as quiet as a kitten now  ;D

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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #1 on: 13 September 2007, 12:08:08 »
I have done this before to.......the same also happened at the recent nearly wales meet.
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #2 on: 13 September 2007, 12:11:11 »
Check twice, fix once ;D
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #3 on: 13 September 2007, 12:13:34 »
At least you sorted it and and found out where the noise was coming from, yes your right BAD JAMES :)
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #4 on: 13 September 2007, 12:19:16 »
James, you dingbat - you'd never catch me forgetting to do up the PAS pulley bolts on the tractor (on the first engine change) ::)

Glad that problem is sorted :y
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #5 on: 13 September 2007, 12:19:46 »
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At least you sorted it and and found out where the noise was coming from, yes your right BAD JAMES :)

Shaddap  :-X  ;D
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #6 on: 13 September 2007, 12:25:51 »
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At least you sorted it and and found out where the noise was coming from, yes your right BAD JAMES :)

Shaddap  :-X  ;D



You telling me to  :-X james, thats not nice >:(
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #7 on: 13 September 2007, 12:58:37 »
yep i`ve done this as well on the V6 veccy water pump....alyways seems to be water pumps  :-/
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #8 on: 13 September 2007, 16:40:42 »
This could never happen to me :P






































i´m to scared to try :-[
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #9 on: 13 September 2007, 17:05:32 »
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I have done this before to.......the same also happened at the recent nearly wales meet.

.....and my arm eventually blistered after I tightened the bolts as the engine was 'kin hot.....    :'(   ;D
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #10 on: 13 September 2007, 18:27:33 »
Timbuk just shears them off  ::)
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #11 on: 13 September 2007, 21:13:22 »
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Timbuk just shears them off  ::)
Now I wasn't going to mention that ;D
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Re: Horrible engine noise gone.... BAD James!
« Reply #12 on: 13 September 2007, 22:03:41 »
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Timbuk just shears them off  ::)
Now I wasn't going to mention that ;D

I thought that was a Tunnie trick  ;D ;)
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