Just bought a Panda 4x4. So much fun! 33500 miles and ELD. Goes very well with my Coupé 20VT Plus. My four year old loves it and has named it "Pandis". Needs the usual "new to me" service with all fluids, filters etc. and perhaps some new tyres. It also has a rather loud rpm-related belt noise I'll have to sort. No change with AC on/off or clutch engaged or not, so perhaps a worn bearing/tensioner or wrong tension on one of the belts?
General 2011 Panda 4x4 "Pandis"
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General 2011 Panda 4x4 "Pandis"
Just bought a Panda 4x4. So much fun! 33500 miles and ELD. Goes very well with my Coupé 20VT Plus. My four year old loves it and has named it "Pandis". Needs the usual "new to me" service with all fluids, filters etc. and perhaps some new tyres. It also has a rather loud rpm-related belt noise I'll have to sort. No change with AC on/off or clutch engaged or not, so perhaps a worn bearing/tensioner or wrong tension on one of the belts?
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Alternator?? Try spraying with light oil
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Get under the car with a mirror and look for cracks in the alternator casing. The laminated core rusts and expands. Eventually they seize solid. A petrol can get you home - battery allowing. A diesel might risk overheating as the water pump is driven by the accessory belt.
A check with the stethoscope points strongly to the alternator being the culprit. And after getting new fluids, filters, (iridium) spark plugs and rubber mats all round including a boot protector, it got MOT'd. Just needs a headlamp adjustment and a new rear exhaust. Stainless alternatives seem non-existant, so I might have to buy my father a bottle of red. He's newly retired and has just taken up TIG welding...
Flick the aux belt off very easy on cars with aircon and start the car, and see if it goes away.
Should also be able to feel a faulty alternator bearing by spring it by hand with the belt off
Some cars the alternator bearings regularly go. Thankfully on the panda it's fairly rare
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My seizing alternator made a noise on engine start a bit like a waterpump sceech it then went away. I had heard the same sound on the BMW bike (it had a car style alternator) so got under the car and found the cracked alternator casing. I replaced the alternator and chucked it into the garage. A week later it was locked solid.
Good tip. Belt off, sound still present
At least thats a handful of parts off the suspects list...
Dam there the easer ones on that side to diagnoseGood tip. Belt off, sound still present
At least thats a handful of parts off the suspects list...
Take a video on your phone move slowly around where you think the noise is
The microphone is very sensative to distance, hopefully on play back you can tell where its the loudest
With the aux belt off you still have the timing belt idler and water pump spinning on that side
Gearbox and clutch cause odd noises but should alter with gear or clutch so discounting them for now
