My D9 Hdi 90 has an annoying squeeky screach when idleing, which ive diagnosed to be the bottom pulley, The chap I got the car off says it has been doing it for months
Anyway ive been quoted £45 (mates rates) to get the pulley replaced, which includes the replacement pulley (guy used to work on pugs so has a shed full of bits, does that sound reasonable, would it also be a good idea to get him to check the cambelt also?
You can't really check a cambelt without taking it off and turning it 'inside-out' so inspect for cracks on the teeth - then of course you're 75% of the way through replacing the thing anyway
We always say to replace the cambelt 'Kit' including all the idlers etc and also pop in a new water pump for what it costs.
Cambelts should be replaced every 96,000 miles or 5 years.
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Pulley cost me just over £80, so he must be fitting an old one he has lying about.
As it's something which if it fails "could" damage your engine, I personally wouldn't risk it.
I usually get most bits from the factors, but this is one part I happily bought from the stealer
Plus everyone will tell you to change the belt, which I think cost me £17 IIRC, and many will tell you to change the water pump whilst at it
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The £45 to replace the pulley with another one sounded ok to me but yes, make sure the replacement is in good condition (another difficult to do thing)
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