Hi there
I have had the car for about 2 months now and I've noticed there is something like a tapping noise from the left hand side of the engine block ie. where all the belts are. I've had a retired mechanic to had a quick look at it but as its so cramped in there he said the engine needs to be lower/lifted to inspect it properly and not something he could do due to his bad back.
Anyway, after searching through the forum it looks like it might be the dephaser pulley/aux belt. I'm worried I will cause more damage to the engine if I continue to drive it so have booked it in at one of my local garages to have it looked at properly.
What I want to know is if it is the dephaser pulley/aux belt, how much am I looking to pay? and would you advise to get the cambelt changed at the same time? I have a invoice when I got the car to say it was last changed at in Jan 2009 at 46.5k its now coming to 66k so its done around 20k.
Thanks in advance!
Justin
I have had the car for about 2 months now and I've noticed there is something like a tapping noise from the left hand side of the engine block ie. where all the belts are. I've had a retired mechanic to had a quick look at it but as its so cramped in there he said the engine needs to be lower/lifted to inspect it properly and not something he could do due to his bad back.
Anyway, after searching through the forum it looks like it might be the dephaser pulley/aux belt. I'm worried I will cause more damage to the engine if I continue to drive it so have booked it in at one of my local garages to have it looked at properly.
What I want to know is if it is the dephaser pulley/aux belt, how much am I looking to pay? and would you advise to get the cambelt changed at the same time? I have a invoice when I got the car to say it was last changed at in Jan 2009 at 46.5k its now coming to 66k so its done around 20k.
Thanks in advance!
Justin