HELP I HAVE THE WINEING NOSE

[tottespurs]

HI ALL THIS IS ONE I HAVE PUT ON BEFORE MAYBE COCONUT CAN HELP ?
WHAT IS THE LITTLE IDIER BETWEEN THE ALTENATER AND THE CRANK PULLEY AS I HAVE THE WINEING NOSE AS YOU SAY.HAN ALL BELTS AND PULLEYS DONE BUT NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ONE.IS IT GOING TO FALL OFF AND DO LOADS OF DAMAGE ??

[coconut]

Its exactly as you say, an idler

Have a look to see if its the newer modified goldy/silver metal one or the black plastic one, easy way to see if its been changed

If left, im sure it will seize eventually

[tottespurs]

thanks coco is it easy to change ?

[coconut]

Real easy

Take the splash shield off, 15mm spanner to loosen the tensioner and whip the belt off, if its the black plastic idler, flick the cap off and undo the torx50 bolt, fit the new one on (the cap wont fit back on) and put the belt back on, simple as that

[sparkyork]

im unsure if ive got this noise? ford said my alt belt was noisy aswell. would i be right in thinking its pretty close to the idler thing as well (as discussed so far in the post?)
might check mine 2moro as well to see if its plastic one too.

[tottespurs]

RIGHT HAD THE OFTER PULLY DONE SAME NOSIE
HELP ITS DRIVING ME MAD

[sparkyork]

could it be alternator causing this? or power steering pump etc? i think ive got some sort of noise like this but mine isnt a constant whining its more on and off but all the time if that makes sense!!

rich

[tottespurs]

I THINK YOU COULD BE RIGHT COCONUT MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE HELP I HOPE OR I WILL JUST LEVE IT

[tottespurs]

mine is on/off but all time to you hear it more when the revs come down

[sparkyork]

yeah sounds like the same problem dont it? really hard to describe really, is there a audio viewing thing like photobucket but for sounds?

[coconut]

Sounds stupid, but has it got plenty of PAS fluid in it

Like sparky says, poss PAS pump/alt problem, get a long screwdriver/bar and see if by putting the screwdriver on places and listening you can pinpoint the noisey area better

[tottespurs]

HI COCONUT THE PAS FLUID IS FINE I HAVE HURD THIS ON OFTER CONNECTS AT TRIFFIC LIGHTS ON LATER MODELS THEN MINE (MINE IS 53 PLATE TDCI 90PS 220 LX 99562 MILES).
THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM DONT YOU THINK ?

[coconut]

I wouldnt say anything is common apart from the idler pulley, but if you have changed it then it aint that, the only other thing is the PAS pump goes noisey but usually if its got a leak from somewhere and looses it fluid