1600 engine making strange grindy noise

skintsaint Commited Dubber

66 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 17 Nov 2007, 7:47 pm

#621149

a bit similar to this:

ENGINE NOISE

So....how easy to fix? DIY job or garage job?

Im guessing its the crankshaft pulleys? Easy to replace on a beetle?

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Joval Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 18 Nov 2007, 6:22 am

#621174

Does it sound the same with the belt off? I have to ask because if you're like me you'll assume the worst when something goes wrong.
Could be the fan or alternator bearings, or maybe even the rear tin touching the bottom pulley.

skintsaint Commited Dubber

66 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 19 Nov 2007, 8:57 am

#621334

I will grab a video clip of it later to explain it better than that.

Certainly sounds bad 🥲

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skintsaint Commited Dubber

66 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 19 Nov 2007, 6:10 pm

#621386

ok here it is running....its a strange one. We drove to bunnings and it was fine. We walked about for 30mins and then come back to this!!!

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pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 19 Nov 2007, 6:18 pm

#621387

can you grab the bottom pulley and pull it backwards and forwards???

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skintsaint Commited Dubber

66 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 19 Nov 2007, 6:32 pm

#621394

nope it wont budge

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