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300TDI sounds like death! I've got a cracking noise rather than a clicking noise. The cracking is louder than the engine if that makes any sense so can be heard when stood well away from the engine.
The cracking sounds metallic, like a crushed bearing rotating and I'm hoping its something like the aux belt tensioner or something along those lines. Having done some reading and hearing more about 'clicking' than a belting loud cracking noise has me wanting to post up here. I'm now aware of the timing belt and its odds and sods behind the aux belt which echo's out but it seems too loud to be in there?
I'm not sure when or what has been changed but the tensioner pully is manky so I'm going to write that off and say its been on there with the belt too long and go ahead and change that for peace of mind, seems i'll be needing to 'touch it' to fix whatever this is so i'll get one on hand to replace it with.
Had a look on GSF for a new belt while I was at it as its got a little bit of a squeak to it, they're cheap enough and important enough I'd like to change that, however it lists 3 types? How do I go about choosing the correct one?
The cracking noise is a pulsed cracking with the rev's and gets quieter but faster as the revs build up. I guess the vibration or whatever of whats failing reduces down with speed thus making it not as bad.
It's been left long enough by its previous owner to the point its all you hear and I need to get to the bottom of it.
I have no idea how to test my way through this or what the common failures are which is why I'm posting up, I appreciate its very limited detail at this point but i'll try and give further details as asked to get to the bottom of it. I also appreciate you can't hear it at this point so I'm giving you no help what so ever but I appreciate any responses.
I was thinking about going out and spraying the living crap out of everything I see one by one in some GT85 or similar to see if I can at least reduce volume somewhere to get half an idea where its coming from - yet as a complete newbie I actually don't know what this belt is actually powering per say and wether that's actually a really stupid idea for XYZ reasons. Removing the fan on a temp basis will probably help me keep digits attatched.
So guys/gals any help to track down this or a proper procedure etc is most welcome.
Regards,
Mark.
300TDI sounds like death! I've got a cracking noise rather than a clicking noise. The cracking is louder than the engine if that makes any sense so can be heard when stood well away from the engine.
The cracking sounds metallic, like a crushed bearing rotating and I'm hoping its something like the aux belt tensioner or something along those lines. Having done some reading and hearing more about 'clicking' than a belting loud cracking noise has me wanting to post up here. I'm now aware of the timing belt and its odds and sods behind the aux belt which echo's out but it seems too loud to be in there?
I'm not sure when or what has been changed but the tensioner pully is manky so I'm going to write that off and say its been on there with the belt too long and go ahead and change that for peace of mind, seems i'll be needing to 'touch it' to fix whatever this is so i'll get one on hand to replace it with.
Had a look on GSF for a new belt while I was at it as its got a little bit of a squeak to it, they're cheap enough and important enough I'd like to change that, however it lists 3 types? How do I go about choosing the correct one?
The cracking noise is a pulsed cracking with the rev's and gets quieter but faster as the revs build up. I guess the vibration or whatever of whats failing reduces down with speed thus making it not as bad.
It's been left long enough by its previous owner to the point its all you hear and I need to get to the bottom of it.
I have no idea how to test my way through this or what the common failures are which is why I'm posting up, I appreciate its very limited detail at this point but i'll try and give further details as asked to get to the bottom of it. I also appreciate you can't hear it at this point so I'm giving you no help what so ever but I appreciate any responses.
I was thinking about going out and spraying the living crap out of everything I see one by one in some GT85 or similar to see if I can at least reduce volume somewhere to get half an idea where its coming from - yet as a complete newbie I actually don't know what this belt is actually powering per say and wether that's actually a really stupid idea for XYZ reasons. Removing the fan on a temp basis will probably help me keep digits attatched.
So guys/gals any help to track down this or a proper procedure etc is most welcome.
Regards,
Mark.