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What engine do you have?

I posted a question up a while ago about a strange squeaking noise which actaully turned out to be the tensioner/belt - im still running on the same parts and have done some long trips 500miles+ and this has got me worried - car was booked in tomorrow for service but its been postponed until next week, should I be worried?

I had that job done on my 2.1 a couple of years ago. I don't think it was a big job from what i remember, but then I just looked through my old reciepts and it cost me £215!!! That was for the tensioner and 2 rollers though.

I remember that car being lovely to drive and to be in, but I'd sh1t myself every time I had to buy parts for it.

And of course the coupe is cheap as chips on parts....NOT

I get a weird "hollow" type noise from the engine... somewhere .. at around 2600-2800 rpm. Doesn't do it outside those ranges. I had the cambelt, water pump and alternator replaced but the sound is still there. Could be the tensioner I would guess... is it hard to change? Could have a go myself with it being summer and all.

Cow!

what engine we talking about?

bummer i hoped you wernt gunna say hdi which tensioner is it the auto one or the lower manually adjusted one? dont they also have a problem with timing belt tensioners too?

was gonna say it shouldnt be too much. When I replaced mine it wasnt that difficult to change (apart from me not realising that the tensioner was held in place with a reverse thread bolt). and the tensioner wasnt that expensive either.
Mine hadnt disintigrated, but kept ripping up belts. Been fine with belts (touch wood) since Ive replaced it 8k ago.

which tensioner has the problem?