Happy Chap
Ex. Club Member
I have had this noise for quite a while and no it is not belt tension as numerous people have told me, at a recent MOT the guy showed me the idler pulley was not rotating hence the awful sound. It only happens on initial start up and then stops when normal driving.
I have lived with this, the original belt still looks fine but I would really like to fix it, 4 months from 20th birthday and just love my car!
I appreciate that I will have to slacken off the belt adjustment to start off with and that has been putting me off as everything looks very rusty but I have been using the 50/50 acetone - power steering mix and have been having great success so willing to have a go.
Your kindly wisdom would be much appreciated
Thankyou
K11 Mk2 June 1998 1.3 GX (No A/C)
I have lived with this, the original belt still looks fine but I would really like to fix it, 4 months from 20th birthday and just love my car!
I appreciate that I will have to slacken off the belt adjustment to start off with and that has been putting me off as everything looks very rusty but I have been using the 50/50 acetone - power steering mix and have been having great success so willing to have a go.
Your kindly wisdom would be much appreciated
Thankyou
K11 Mk2 June 1998 1.3 GX (No A/C)
