[s-cars] Subject: T-belt noise

[Steve Powers]

amen to Tom's suggestion.

our alternator bracket wasn't properly tightened after a dealer t-belt
replacement. the resultant cacophony required 16 valves, a new head,
new CPS, new cover, new bracket, etc. plus lots of labor. the dealer
covered it all to the tune of about 5 grand.

Steve

On 4/29/07, Tom Winter <tom at freeskier.com> wrote:
> From: "Martin" <derocco_16v at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >Few days ago upon starting my car in the morning I could hear the t-belt
> >making a noise. It sounded like it was hitting the cover, and it stopped
> >after 10-15 seconds.
>
> Martin - Are you sure it is the timing belt?
>
> I had some noise (don't want to say it was the same noise as you are
> experiencing w/o hearing it, but it might be the same). I did an inspection
> and it turned out that my serpentine belt was showing a bit of wear. Of
> course, because I didn't replace it on the spot, it failed two days later,
> making the experience a bit more interesting. . .
>
> Of course, now that the serpentine belt has been replaced, the noise is
> gone. But the self destruction of the belt did cause some other damage such
> as cracked t-belt cover and some other stuff, making me wish I had been more
> proactive. In my case it was an easy fix, w/the exception of dealing the
> tensioner which was a PITA due to its prior life on the salted winter roads
> of New England. Maybe it's something you should try doing as replacing the
> serpentine belt is easy and cheap.
>
> Of course, you should also remove the T-belt cover and check for any unusual
> wear, cracks, or marks that would indicate some sort of contact being made.
> Could be that the cover is just loose, I suppose. . .
>
> Tom
> '95 S6 Avant
>
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