Out of ideas???

My td5 defender is squeaking like mad I changed the fan belt and it fixed it for a few days, the squeak returned so thinking that now the belt had slackened off it may allow play on the bearings in the pulleys and the tensioner. I have stripped them all off and checked the bearings only to find there all ok. So now I am back to square one haha. Anyone found a solution ?

most belts will stetch a bit , re tighten and try again

a hamster stuck in the heater box?

uncle albert said:

most belts will stetch a bit , re tighten and try again

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It's an auto tensioner ???

is it definetly from the belt, sprinkle some talc on the belt, if it stops squeeking you then defo know its from them, then you can investigate how to stop it,
I found the crank pulley and damper can squeek when its nearing the end of its life

R5LWW said:

It's an auto tensioner ???

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you sure? not saying it aint , just not come across one

I will check that out thanks John. And yes it is an auto tensioner looks like I am off to the shop for some talc if it don't work at least my engine will smell nice haha

New tensioner waiting for the weekend when I can do the new radiator too........ Screeching all the time, combination of coolant from the holed radiator, (automatic!) tensioner nadged, and the fan pulley surface looks like it needs a darned good clean up too (white/oxidised/coolant again patches on the driving surface). And a new belt of course. If that doesn't fix it nothing will!!! Hope yours turns out to be that simple too.... A

OxonLandy said:

a hamster stuck in the heater box?

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Nope wasnt me !!!

Water pump?

Thanks agew. Good luck with yours.
Was thinking about the water pump, the temps are all ok so wasn't sure might be worth swapping. I was wanting to start with the simple things and hope I find the problem without to much pain

Just been looking at crank pulleys hope it's not :-( £££ won't sleep now haha

When I had the tensioner off I checked the bearing but could it be the springs inside and how would I know if they are shot?

R5LWW said:

When I had the tensioner off I checked the bearing but could it be the springs inside and how would I know if they are shot?

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How tense are the belts when its all fitted back together? If there is a lot of play then your springs probably aren't doing their job?

There not slack but I think they could be tighter