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theboynoz · 09-06-15, 09:57 PM

So I decided to use some of the summer evening light to test the theory that the alternator is the faulty part and release the Aux belt to see if the whining noise went away............

After faffing with the socket set and locating what I believed to be the tensioner bolt thingamy bobby I finally released the belt, was actually easier to release than refit lol!

Anyways, that there whine went and disappeared! So I guess I need to find me an alternator, 85 am one too, may just pop down to the local MG breakers at some point and swap the parts out. at least it is not the engine then!!!

Oh, and whilst drunk on Saturday night at the Oulton Park BTCC meet I performed a temporary fix to the broken windscreen, it was simply brilliant (at the time)!

09-06-15, 09:57 PM	#35
theboynoz Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Redditch, Worcs Posts: 525	So I decided to use some of the summer evening light to test the theory that the alternator is the faulty part and release the Aux belt to see if the whining noise went away............ After faffing with the socket set and locating what I believed to be the tensioner bolt thingamy bobby I finally released the belt, was actually easier to release than refit lol! Anyways, that there whine went and disappeared! So I guess I need to find me an alternator, 85 am one too, may just pop down to the local MG breakers at some point and swap the parts out. at least it is not the engine then!!! Oh, and whilst drunk on Saturday night at the Oulton Park BTCC meet I performed a temporary fix to the broken windscreen, it was simply brilliant (at the time)! __________________ If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing right! If it's not worth doing, give it to Rimmer! Drives: ZS MK2 - XPG 120+, Climate Control, Leather/Alcantara, standard so long as you ignore the backbox, and brilliant fun to drive! Mondeo MK3 LX - Silver, family runabout, 1.8 16v, standard, does the job!