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Post by Stempy »

Well I look at it this way, if you pay £450 for a belt change and next week the pump springs a leak you'll be in for another £450. I had my pump changed because it was beginning to weep, you might find that when yours is apart it is doing the same as this is a common fault. Your mechanic should advise on what's neccesary when he gets it all apart.
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Post by demag »

I think the concensus is to change the pump and tensioner pulleys at the same time for the very reason that Stempy has just stated. I had them all done on the 405 and when checked the pump had a slight weep. But I think the idiot tightened the alternator belt too much because I have a high pitch noise from that area now which I think is alternator bearings. :(
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Post by f00lzz »

demag wrote: But I think the idiot tightened the alternator belt too much because I have a high pitch noise from that area now which I think is alternator bearings. :(
When I changed the cambelt on my TD I also changed the auxillary belt and even with the tensioner backed right off it felt ridiculously tight!!!
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Post by f00lzz »

My V6 is in for it's cambelt change today so I'm keeping everything crossed.... They have given me a C3 courtesy car.... quite impressed, never sat in one before, quite a 'jiggly' ride but Isuppose I've been spoilt by Hydropneumatics. Oh yes! Modern Citroen is now called Dryden Citroen and has definately improved it's 'back street garage' image.

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Post by f00lzz »

All done... mine has the later water pump and was advised that it didn't need changing. However, the 'experience' was slightly spoilt by a phone call from the garage saying that both my front and rear brake discs were 'corroded' and did I want them changed........ My rear discs were changed in January, my front discs and pads were changed in April...

Oh well!
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Post by BonceChops »

f00lzz wrote:... My rear discs were changed in January, my front discs and pads were changed in April...
They must wear quick then :wink: Did you tell them how long they had been on after they offered to change them?
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Post by f00lzz »

Apparently it is standard practice 'because it might not come into them again for at least another 12k miles' so they advise changing them 'just in case'....... :roll:
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