Drive Belt "Screech"

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Gordon James

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• Jul 23, 2006

• #1

On start up, loud screeching noise that sounds like classic drive belt
slippage. Also since it worsens when under load eg aircon added. But
looking at drive belt set up, looks as if tensioner automatically picks up
slack etc.

Or should I be worrying about something more dramatic / expensive?

Thanks for any thoughts

G

 

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Lee_D

Guest

• Jul 23, 2006

• #2

Gordon James <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> On start up, loud screeching noise that sounds like classic drive belt
> slippage. Also since it worsens when under load eg aircon added. But
> looking at drive belt set up, looks as if tensioner automatically
> picks up slack etc.
>
> Or should I be worrying about something more dramatic / expensive?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts
>
> G

Have you replaced the drive belt ever?

Lee D

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Jul 23, 2006

• #3

Gordon James wrote:

|| On start up, loud screeching noise that sounds like classic drive
|| belt slippage. Also since it worsens when under load eg aircon
|| added. But looking at drive belt set up, looks as if tensioner
|| automatically picks up slack etc.
||
|| Or should I be worrying about something more dramatic / expensive?
||
|| Thanks for any thoughts
||
|| G

Telling us what engine would help

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Roger

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• Jul 23, 2006

• #4

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Gordon James <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
> about:
> > On start up, loud screeching noise that sounds like classic drive belt
> > slippage. Also since it worsens when under load eg aircon added. But
> > looking at drive belt set up, looks as if tensioner automatically
> > picks up slack etc.
> >
> > Or should I be worrying about something more dramatic / expensive?
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts
> >
> > G
>
> Have you replaced the drive belt ever?
>
> Lee D
>
Nah, that would be far too easy and cheap to fix. I think its far more
likely to be LR part no. A564678455X which connects the alternator,
water pump, power steering pump and AC pump - trouble is the price
to fix it and the complete dismantling of the front end to gain access.

Probably cheaper buying a new LR!!

 

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Derek

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• Jul 23, 2006

• #5

"Gordon James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On start up, loud screeching noise that sounds like classic drive belt
> slippage. Also since it worsens when under load eg aircon added. But
> looking at drive belt set up, looks as if tensioner automatically picks up
> slack etc.
>
> Or should I be worrying about something more dramatic / expensive?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts
>
> G
Can't say I am aware of an automatic tensioner my former V8 and now TDi200
are both manually adjusted.
Derek

 

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Paul Coley

Guest

• Jul 23, 2006

• #6

I had this problem on a disco 300 tdi the new belt screeched all the time I
put the old one back on and sounded great it must be the way differant belts
are made

Paul
"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Gordon James <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
> about:
>> On start up, loud screeching noise that sounds like classic drive belt
>> slippage. Also since it worsens when under load eg aircon added. But
>> looking at drive belt set up, looks as if tensioner automatically
>> picks up slack etc.
>>
>> Or should I be worrying about something more dramatic / expensive?
>>
>> Thanks for any thoughts
>>
>> G
>
> Have you replaced the drive belt ever?
>
> Lee D
>

 

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Graham Carter

Guest

• Jul 24, 2006

• #7

If it's a 300Tdi, that has an auto tensioner. Bearings go in the tensioner
fairly regularly - not too difficult a job from what I've read.

Mind you, on my Disco, aircon has a separate belt, which is manually
tensioned.

Cheers!
Graham Carter
Harare
Zimbabwe


"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Gordon James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On start up, loud screeching noise that sounds like classic drive belt
> > slippage. Also since it worsens when under load eg aircon added. But
> > looking at drive belt set up, looks as if tensioner automatically picks
up
> > slack etc.
> >
> > Or should I be worrying about something more dramatic / expensive?
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts
> >
> > G
> Can't say I am aware of an automatic tensioner my former V8 and now TDi200
> are both manually adjusted.
> Derek
>
>