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by **rover** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:57 pm

It could well be the cam belt tensioner bearings gone bad.

Rover.

by **MrMPuk** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:59 pm

I can't believe how many people do the cambelt without changing the tesioner, that's the bit that causes most the problems!

by **crazyscoot** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:07 pm

The tensioner was done at the last belt change. about 10thou ago. Are they sealed bearings on them?

by **rover** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:11 pm

Yep.

Rover.

by **MrMPuk** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:11 pm

Yeah sealed.

by **crazyscoot** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:19 pm

I'll try the belt test tomorro. Don't fancy taking the front end off again in this stop start weather :!:

by **bortaf** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:38 pm

Doesn't the fan sit on it's own bearing on the DI not on the waterpump?

by **crazyscoot** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:41 pm

Yep. the fan sits on another casting (not water pump)

by **Luke** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:41 pm

bortaf wrote:Doesn't the fan sit on it's own bearing on the DI not on the waterpump?

i think they changed the design early ones do!

by **bortaf** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:04 pm

on my E reg i got a new water pump cos the fan was wobbling all over the place and i thought the waterpump bearing had gone :lol:

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stripped it all down to find out it was the bit the fan sits on was knackerd :oops:

still put the new pump on anyway while the front was off :lol:

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