Miner Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Need some advice and a lie down... car went in for its 200k service, they were asked to investigate a slipping fan belt, also revved it in the workshop and it went clunk, so they were investigating a worn mount somewhere as well... total list: Replace rear pads and skim all four discs - 4.2mm vs 3mm wear limit - Not yet thanks - only another 10k till next service Drive belt - also want to replace the tensioner as “when the car is accelerating, its getting vibrating and losing tension” - really, how very interesting... please tell me more - tensioner really required? Wear limit on it? Transmissions mount - worn - OK for mileage but labour is about 5x price of the mount. - Seriously? Transmission cooler hose is leaking - need to replace the whole unit - really? - Google tells me this is a common issue and another only one piece part stich up - any alternative fixes? A few other bits and bobs.... Bill looks like over 10k AED on top of the service itself.... Defer Justify - demonstrate belt tension as-is and wear limits Justify - show and justify labour Justify - show and justify why cannot be repaired Not holding out much hope for anything other than a good old butt poking tomorrow... wife uses it to travel 200km round daily so not one to bodge. Any thoughts / experience from you guys? Off for a beer.... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 A brief update: Replace rear pads and skim all four discs - Deferred Drive belt - also want to replace the tensioner as “when the car is accelerating, its getting vibrating and losing tension” - really, how very interesting... please tell me more - tensioner really required? Wear limit on it? - V-belt replaced but first drive still squeaking briefly once or twice Transmissions mount - worn - OK for mileage but labour is about 5x price of the mount. - Couldn't demonstrate - deferred Transmission cooler hose is leaking - need to replace the whole unit - No fix unfortunately 1600 AED lighter Item 2: Are the tensioners a known point of failure on these cars? Is this slipping when cold indicative of a worn tensioner? I looked this up and couldn't find anything conclusive, a few stories of people who had replaced belts and tensioners and it still made the same noise from cold. Item 3: When revving the car from tickover to low RPM you can feel it shake at your feet - how much of this is normal rocking of the engine? Any telltale signs (thump/clunk)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Tensioners don't seem to fail much. Belts do of course. Starts as microcracking, so check for that first, and if you find it replace. The good thing is it does not affect engine operation directly/critically. Check the torque mount/dogbone from underneath the vehicle, that is most frequently the mount that fails, but have seen some trans mounts fail as well. Engine mounts not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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