Pulley Bearings On A Valver

[steve740]

Looking at a valver and the owner has said that the pulley bearings have started to make a noise. What are these and what hapens if they go?

 

[Donnie Darko]

Think he means the cambelt tensioner and idler pulleys... get noisy with age!

Tbh if they are that noisy just replace them both aswell as the timing belt for a piece of mind..

 

[steve740]

is it dangerous to drive with the bearings gone?

 

[Donnie Darko]

You would know if the bearings had siezed as it would destroy the cambelt, best thing to do is get it to a garage and get it checked out as it may be something else causing the noise... hard to pinpoint without seeing the car

 

[steve740]

ok m8. Will do!

 

[Dan@SJM]

I can add that to the list steve, it'll be a bit extra for the parts.