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Oh 'dangle berries'
« on: 30 January 2007, 20:50:14 »
This was me today - what's wrong with this picture?



Why.... listen to this .... (Click on the image)



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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #1 on: 30 January 2007, 21:06:37 »
Is that water all over the floor? Is it from your car? :(
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« Reply #2 on: 30 January 2007, 21:12:00 »
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Is that water all over the floor? Is it from your car? :(

No water - but look at the vehicle in front....
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« Reply #3 on: 30 January 2007, 21:13:20 »
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Is that water all over the floor? Is it from your car? :(

No water - but look at the vehicle in front....

I assume you mean the silver car - not the pink one BTW  ;)
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #4 on: 30 January 2007, 21:13:32 »
A tow truck.  Related to your post about left foot braking?
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« Reply #5 on: 30 January 2007, 21:20:31 »
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A tow truck.  Related to your post about left foot braking?

Yes a very nice man brought me home.  I went to a meeting 30 miles or so away today and took a passenger - so radio turned down and stopped to let traffic pass in a small village.  Then I heard the clanking and rattling from under the engine.  I pulled over and had a listen - not good.  So I drove a couple of miles and pulled into an MOT station - young man stuck his head in, rubbed his chin, poked the belt and said he'd have to strip it all down to see what it was.  So I drove off (nicely) and stopped 3 or 4 miles up the road at my meeting and called Green Flag to take me home.  
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #6 on: 30 January 2007, 21:34:32 »
So what do you think it is - WP?
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #7 on: 30 January 2007, 21:37:19 »
may be worth removing aux belt and starting to see if noise still there.  If it is, cambelt and wp?
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #8 on: 30 January 2007, 22:09:18 »
When was last change for cambelt and Water Pump? - Was it documented?
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #9 on: 30 January 2007, 22:32:37 »
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When was last change for cambelt and Water Pump? - Was it documented?

Belt changed at 38,788 miles - now on 43,000. Genuine Vx kit and rollers on 21 June 2006.

This was 3m before I joined this forum and water pump was not replaced. Oh 'dangle berries'  >:(

BTW I know nowt about cars but when I heard the clanking today - I just knew  :-/  Thanks OOF you may well have saved me an engine rebuild  :y
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #10 on: 30 January 2007, 23:56:59 »
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When was last change for cambelt and Water Pump? - Was it documented?

Belt changed at 38,788 miles - now on 43,000. Genuine Vx kit and rollers on 21 June 2006.

This was 3m before I joined this forum and water pump was not replaced. Oh 'dangle berries'  >:(

BTW I know nowt about cars but when I heard the clanking today - I just knew  :-/  Thanks OOF you may well have saved me an engine rebuild  :y

I really should do mine, the whole lot - Pump, tensioners and belt. Just can't afford it at the mo what with running the Senator.  :(

Had a new belt on at 83k now at 98k, I suspect the pump was never changed!
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #11 on: 31 January 2007, 01:48:30 »
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Belt changed at 38,788 miles - now on 43,000. Genuine Vx kit and rollers on 21 June 2006.

This was 3m before I joined this forum and water pump was not replaced. Oh 'dangle berries'  >:( ...

I did mine at a similar mileage and did not do the water pump - I know it makes sense while you're there etc, but as it was done by Vx it would have meant lots of extra dosh... my point is that the pump can normally wait to the 80k change, if it did go at 43k it is just bad luck, nothing you should kick yourself for.

As for the noise, if it is the tensioner then the car should also feel under-powered - this is what happened to my on the previous meega, the car drove but felt like it was going on 4 cyl not 6 - pressumably due to the timing being slightly out after the tensioner failed.

Surely there would be some come back from the garage - repairs as a whole is usually warranted for 3 months only, but the part itself should have 1 year?




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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #12 on: 31 January 2007, 08:25:29 »
Its different on the 4 pot....you always change the water pump because its cambelt driven....
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« Reply #13 on: 31 January 2007, 12:27:22 »
Chopsdad if you can prove its the waterpump as this what it sounds like had a similar situation when I got mine, do you think you will get a garage to do it or will you be giving it ago.

As others have said try without the aux belt on as it could be the aux belt tensioner bearing or something running off the aux belt causing the noise and not your waterpump.
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Re: Oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #14 on: 31 January 2007, 12:56:33 »
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Its different on the 4 pot....you always change the water pump because its cambelt driven....

Ah... a 4-potter... I heard about them lot... ;D

Thanks for the correction Mark.  :y
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