Started the car the other day and it was making a funny noise, bit like the power steering pump working overtime. Also noticed if you run it for a while there is some smoke and burning smell. When you turn the engine off it stops dead as if one of the things on the aux belt is seized - or almost seized.
Tonight I removed the aux belt. But non of the pulleys seems to be at all stiff. You can move the power steering pump pulley shaft in and out a little bit - don't know if this is normal. I also started the car without the aux belt on to make sure it isn't a seized idler on the cam belt and it ran fine then - no noise and stops normally when you turn it off.
Any suggestions on how I can be sure what is broken?
Should say it had cam and aux belt kits with all the idlers/tensioners replaced abour 2k miles ago. Done by me - so there can be no doubt of the quality of the work
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Thanks
Tonight I removed the aux belt. But non of the pulleys seems to be at all stiff. You can move the power steering pump pulley shaft in and out a little bit - don't know if this is normal. I also started the car without the aux belt on to make sure it isn't a seized idler on the cam belt and it ran fine then - no noise and stops normally when you turn it off.
Any suggestions on how I can be sure what is broken?
Should say it had cam and aux belt kits with all the idlers/tensioners replaced abour 2k miles ago. Done by me - so there can be no doubt of the quality of the work
.Thanks
