Belt squeel
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From: Tulsa, OK
RE: Belt squeel
ORIGINAL: cmorganf64
Kind of a highjack:
Disco Mike- I test drove a 2001 Disco II with 66,000 milesthe other day that was really clean in/out and didnt have the usual "oil coating" on the underside of the engine/transmission as most of the ones I find have...but....the one thing it did have was a loud roar/drone from the front of the engine. The dealer said he thought it needed a belt (not a LR dealer, btw). That is what it sounded like though...the belt area seemed loud.
Does that sound like maybe a pump is going bad...or something like that?I like the truck..and Id replace the belts anyway...but I didnt know what that sound was and if it was something I should stay away from...
thanks for any advice!
chris m
Kind of a highjack:
Disco Mike- I test drove a 2001 Disco II with 66,000 milesthe other day that was really clean in/out and didnt have the usual "oil coating" on the underside of the engine/transmission as most of the ones I find have...but....the one thing it did have was a loud roar/drone from the front of the engine. The dealer said he thought it needed a belt (not a LR dealer, btw). That is what it sounded like though...the belt area seemed loud.
Does that sound like maybe a pump is going bad...or something like that?I like the truck..and Id replace the belts anyway...but I didnt know what that sound was and if it was something I should stay away from...
thanks for any advice!
chris m
If it was your truck and it was just the belt, would you try to sell it sounding like that?
1st Gear
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Zimbabwe
RE: Belt squeel
Hi Guys,
When I bought my 95 300Tdi in 2000, I had exactly the same problem, which has resurfaced a couple of times.
I've ended up replacing all the idlers, and the problem has disappeared.
You actually cannot tell if an idler has seized, or is very tight, as there is plenty thrashing around down there. It may be different on the Petrol, but with all 3 belts and a fan whirling away, its quite a mission.
Steve
When I bought my 95 300Tdi in 2000, I had exactly the same problem, which has resurfaced a couple of times.
I've ended up replacing all the idlers, and the problem has disappeared.
You actually cannot tell if an idler has seized, or is very tight, as there is plenty thrashing around down there. It may be different on the Petrol, but with all 3 belts and a fan whirling away, its quite a mission.
Steve
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