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Title: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 18 July 2011, 16:22:48
Was perfect at the Midlands Meet yesterday. Today after a few miles noticed a rattling sound coming from the engine which got gradually worse. pulled over and gave it a few gentle revs and something sounded loose. Checked oil and its to the Max. Managed to get home but it got a little worse. Sounds like its coming from the front of the engine around the pulleys but i dont know.

Very concerned and i cant drive it in its current state.

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Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: joff on 18 July 2011, 16:26:40
Have you checked the water pump pulley bolts, they have been known to come loose.
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: RobG on 18 July 2011, 16:27:23
Aux belt tensioner :-/ or cambelt tensioner >:(
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 18 July 2011, 16:29:59
Happy to have a look for cost of fuel.

Sounds to me like a cambelt tensioner has let go.

Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 18 July 2011, 16:34:12
Cambelt was done 6000 miles ago. Cheers for the offer james. Elite pete is trying to get to me to have a look. :y
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 18 July 2011, 16:36:17
OK, let us know how you get on.

Still sounds cambelt related...
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 18 July 2011, 16:39:01
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OK, let us know how you get on.

Still sounds cambelt related...


Even more worrying. Not going to drive it until its sorted. cheers james :y
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Vamps on 18 July 2011, 19:09:36
Water Pump, had similar recetly??........... :(
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 18 July 2011, 19:48:13
No mate just today.
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Richard Bristol on 20 July 2011, 17:05:54
Thats's exactly what happened to my MV6. Tooth had broken off and idler had seized. Needed new cam-belt and water-pump(expensive). Do not drive it!
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: The Red Baron on 20 July 2011, 19:47:37
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Thats's exactly what happened to my MV6. Tooth had broken off and idler had seized. Needed new cam-belt and water-pump(expensive). Do not drive it!
start it you mean..until its checked out dont even turn the key. :y
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 20 July 2011, 21:00:52
I wont, elite pete is coming tomorrow ;)
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 21 July 2011, 14:40:58
Any news on the root cause? :y
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Elite Pete on 21 July 2011, 21:10:36
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Any news on the root cause? :y
Water pump furbered
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Entwood on 21 July 2011, 21:16:10
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Any news on the root cause? :y
Water pump furbered

Not too serious then  .... a far better result than it could have been ... I'm guesing it now has, (or soon will have), a nice new water pump and timing belt kit ??  :)
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: The Red Baron on 21 July 2011, 23:35:55
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Any news on the root cause? :y
Water pump furbered
good result pete.  :y
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 22 July 2011, 11:50:01
Waterpump is only 5500 miles and 9 months old so i will be claiming that back under warranty.
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Jimbob on 22 July 2011, 11:52:42
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Waterpump is only 5500 miles and 9 months old so i will be claiming that back under warranty.


Very poor.....what make?
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 22 July 2011, 13:30:22
Not sure but it was from buypartsbuy?
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Osprey on 22 July 2011, 14:53:42
Damn - the one I've just put in was from BuyPartsBy - it was a Comline.
 :(
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Andy B on 22 July 2011, 14:55:53
which raise the question ........
why automatically replace an OK OE GM water pump for the sake of access when you do a cam belt etc ? Maybe there was a excuse for doing so when a 'real' GM pump was cheap, but now that they're not, would a used/original OE pump be better left as it is rather than replace it with a 'cheap' generic part?  ::)
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Osprey on 22 July 2011, 15:18:24
In my case, BPB told me it would be a QH pump (QCP3255) so I ordered it at what seemed like a good price. 

When it turned out that my existing pump had play in the bearing I decided to take the risk and fit the Comline that arrived rather than faff around starting a dipute with BPB, returning the pump and having to strip down a second time to fit the replacement. 

So I guess it serves me right if the thing shuffles off this mortal coil in a few months.  Time will tell  :-/

Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Elite Pete on 23 July 2011, 09:07:30
It was an Autovaux one IIRC
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Rods2 on 23 July 2011, 15:05:51
Sound like I did well getting a new QH waterpump off fleabay for £20 inc p&p, where somebody they bought it and never got round to fitting it, before they sold the car.  :)
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: SJKOO01 on 23 July 2011, 21:09:17
Well Dan, it could have been so much worse.

I should leave your Hi-Vis jacket at home mate, next Mig meet, it looks like its bad luck  ::) :y

Glad you've got sorted out  :y
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 24 July 2011, 11:37:08
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Well Dan, it could have been so much worse.

I should leave your Hi-Vis jacket at home mate, next Mig meet, it looks like its bad luck  ::) :y

Glad you've got sorted out  :y

Cheers! ordered a replacement one now. :y
Title: Re: Urgent Help. My V6 Sounds like a Diesel!
Post by: Omega_Dan on 01 August 2011, 18:24:22
Waterpump now replaced with new Aux belt and fresh coolant. Cheers to Elite pete for coming to my place and replacing it. Now to try and get a refund on the 9 month old waterpump that failed ::)