Need a mechanic's advice
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Need a mechanic's advice
Guys need some help, my work horse may be coughing it's last few miles. I have a 98 r reg 2.5ltr V6 CDX Vauxhall vectra estate.
Last week the oil light came on, so checked the levels and it was just below min so topped it up and it took roughly 1.5ltr maybe a little more.
Few days it developed a whining noise so popped the bonnet and it's coming from the belts so figured it's slipping but it's getting a load worse so back out to have a look and the bottom pulley wheel is wobbling like a ****, and the noise is getting louder with every journey. So took a small video clip. The pulley in the video does not appear to move but trust me it is, I would guess at 5ml each way (if that makes any sense)
Need to do a 6hr round trip on Friday as I can't get in to my garage untill early next week and I really need the car.
You may need to turn the sound up as it was taken on my iPhone. The noise is quite loud you an hear it in the cabin
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
Can someone in the know take a look at the clip and see if they can
A) tell me what's wrong
B) let menknow if it is safe to keep driving it
Maybe someone might work for Vauxhall and know what it is or has had a similar issue with another Vauxhall or even another make.
Last week the oil light came on, so checked the levels and it was just below min so topped it up and it took roughly 1.5ltr maybe a little more.
Few days it developed a whining noise so popped the bonnet and it's coming from the belts so figured it's slipping but it's getting a load worse so back out to have a look and the bottom pulley wheel is wobbling like a ****, and the noise is getting louder with every journey. So took a small video clip. The pulley in the video does not appear to move but trust me it is, I would guess at 5ml each way (if that makes any sense)
Need to do a 6hr round trip on Friday as I can't get in to my garage untill early next week and I really need the car.
You may need to turn the sound up as it was taken on my iPhone. The noise is quite loud you an hear it in the cabin
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
Can someone in the know take a look at the clip and see if they can
A) tell me what's wrong
B) let menknow if it is safe to keep driving it
Maybe someone might work for Vauxhall and know what it is or has had a similar issue with another Vauxhall or even another make.
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Really works when i click it on my iPhone, try this one
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
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Really works when i click it on my iPhone, try this one
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
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Really works when i click it on my iPhone, try this one
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv...&v=kbcsZWFgY2U
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Is this one any better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbcsZWFgY2U&sns=em
Crazy as these are emails I have sent to myself from YouTube to my email containing the link. When i click on it they work fine how silly is that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbcsZWFgY2U&sns=em
Crazy as these are emails I have sent to myself from YouTube to my email containing the link. When i click on it they work fine how silly is that
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Any idea
A) if the last link worked
And b) if it is that what sort of cash i will be looking at to get it fixed as I bought it at the start of the year for £500 off eBay so not sure if I could justify spending silly money on it to be honest
A) if the last link worked
And b) if it is that what sort of cash i will be looking at to get it fixed as I bought it at the start of the year for £500 off eBay so not sure if I could justify spending silly money on it to be honest
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does look like it is the pulley f**ked mate,and the grating noise is the pulley catching on the timing belt cover,you could get one from a breakers yard for about £10/25 pound dependent on condition and get it fitted for about £10/30 again dependent on where you go for work or even for free if you had a friend that could do it.
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Cheers mate, would the belt and tensioner not need doing at the same time. Will need to go back over the paper work but not to sure when it was last done if at all and car is on 99k now
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who ever does the pullley can check the tensoiner bearing when pulling it apart mate and as for the fan belt you could do a quick visuale check yourself,look at the driven face and if you can see cracking then get one but if its not been done for a while or at all id just get one any way there not alot of money.
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