115,000 miles approx, original engine and gearbox etc
Went for some long jaunts over the Christmas and new year period covering approx 1000 miles. Put 'Lugger' through his paces on motorways and a bit of green lane bits (nothing severe just country roads with a bit of mud and steep hills etc) and also loaded him up with a full cab of people for local trips out. Nothing silly and well within what I consider to be ok for a vehicle of this type (keep in mind this is my first Landy!)
This week I noticed that there was a couple of worrying noises and vibrations, wondering what bad news might be heading my way...
I have noticed a very strong vibration, a low deep rumble, low gears high revs and high gears low revs, gets worse when under-load, so going up hill etc. There is also a high pitch squeal that is also related to engine revs, the higher the revs and load the more intense the squeal. The squeal sounds like a dry bearing or the same noise you get from a dodgy fan belt. There is a lack of power when applying throttle put does pick up.
The sounds do not appear when it free wheels, so travelling at speed out of gear, which makes me think that it is more transmission based. I don't know wether I'm also now imagining that the clutch pedal feels stiffer and the gear changes feel more cumbersome and clunky.
Also maybe unrelated the steering goes very heavy occasionally, mostly when moving slowly, say to turn around.
Have also noted that the coolant level is dropping, again maybe unrelated but thought Id mention it
Any thought would be really helpful.... im sat down in preparation for bad news!
Went for some long jaunts over the Christmas and new year period covering approx 1000 miles. Put 'Lugger' through his paces on motorways and a bit of green lane bits (nothing severe just country roads with a bit of mud and steep hills etc) and also loaded him up with a full cab of people for local trips out. Nothing silly and well within what I consider to be ok for a vehicle of this type (keep in mind this is my first Landy!)
This week I noticed that there was a couple of worrying noises and vibrations, wondering what bad news might be heading my way...
I have noticed a very strong vibration, a low deep rumble, low gears high revs and high gears low revs, gets worse when under-load, so going up hill etc. There is also a high pitch squeal that is also related to engine revs, the higher the revs and load the more intense the squeal. The squeal sounds like a dry bearing or the same noise you get from a dodgy fan belt. There is a lack of power when applying throttle put does pick up.
The sounds do not appear when it free wheels, so travelling at speed out of gear, which makes me think that it is more transmission based. I don't know wether I'm also now imagining that the clutch pedal feels stiffer and the gear changes feel more cumbersome and clunky.
Also maybe unrelated the steering goes very heavy occasionally, mostly when moving slowly, say to turn around.
Have also noted that the coolant level is dropping, again maybe unrelated but thought Id mention it
Any thought would be really helpful.... im sat down in preparation for bad news!
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