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Yep it was both the idle wheel and tensioner, 20 minute job all done, have to check its still running at tickover its so quiet!!!!

Pugfest is a superb day. I have now been four times with my 205 and yes there are alot of 205's there. However the last few shows has seen a welcome influx of lots of other models including 205,206,207,106,107,304,306,405,406,407,even the group of classic Talbots made a show. In the main its a Pug o...

Stripping it down on wednesday, so by the sounds of it its either Belt, Tensioner, PAS Pump, or alternator!

Can you get a tension roller as opposed to the full tensioner? It does sound like a bearing type noise so this is my suspision.

What ancillaries are on this belt besides the PAS Pump?

Its a 2001 model 1.8 Petrol

Got a horrible bearing type noise emiting from the area of the PAS pump. Assuming it is that, is there any differance between models, or are they all the same?

Regarding the Rear View Mirror. I have exactly the same without any engine mount issue's. Flummaxed for a little while but then realised that at some point in the cars life the windscreen has been replaced. Now the original way the mirror fitting was stuck to the windscreen was it was bonded using a...

I know this sounds daft but check you're spark plugs are tight. Happens quite reularly, and the noise of a loose plug sounds very tappety.

Well I have now owned and ran my 2001 1.8 Rapier for some 4 months now and done 6000 mile in that time. When I first bought it I gave it a service using Castrol 10W40 Semi Synth oil. I also replaced rocker cover gaskets, and carried out a sniff test just for a sanity check. The car is now on 106,000...

Managed to get a service carried out today and got a chance to have a look see where oil was coming from. Both rocker gaskets seemed fine but had the parts so changed them regardless. Quite a bit of oil around the filler cap area and the channel between the cam holders where the coil pack sits. Am n...

Well, I bought the owd Pug about 2 months ago now and she aint a bad un. 1.8 Rapier on a Y plate with 103K on the clock. Good service history and cambelt changed at 90K so good for a while yet. Air con is freezing and all buttons,knobs and turning bits do what they are meant to. Went for the petrol ...