blaireau69
13-10-2009, 05:45 PM
T4 squeeling like a stuck pig...
i'm guessing it's the alternator belt...
about 3kmiles ago i spent about a grand on my recently acquired 2001 T4. new belts, alternator, rear springs, front and rear pads, one or two other things...
all has been good-fettle until a couple of weeks ago when the alternator belt started slipping (i guess?) for a minute or so after starting...
i've looked back through the thread archive and it seems to be a fairly common problem.
my question is this...how do i play this one? is it simply a case of going back to the garage (i trust them) for adjustment, or is that just gonna land me in the "adjusting every couple of months" scenario?
i really don't have the time to waste fannying around back and forth to the garage all the time (young family, self-employed, mother with parkinson's) and getting nowhere so i thought i would ask you lot, cos you seem like an understanding, compassionate and helpful bunch of souls.
incidentally, it's a pale blue one, very cool!
many thanks in anticipation,
B69 (Al):1zhelp::1zhelp:
i'm guessing it's the alternator belt...
about 3kmiles ago i spent about a grand on my recently acquired 2001 T4. new belts, alternator, rear springs, front and rear pads, one or two other things...
all has been good-fettle until a couple of weeks ago when the alternator belt started slipping (i guess?) for a minute or so after starting...
i've looked back through the thread archive and it seems to be a fairly common problem.
my question is this...how do i play this one? is it simply a case of going back to the garage (i trust them) for adjustment, or is that just gonna land me in the "adjusting every couple of months" scenario?
i really don't have the time to waste fannying around back and forth to the garage all the time (young family, self-employed, mother with parkinson's) and getting nowhere so i thought i would ask you lot, cos you seem like an understanding, compassionate and helpful bunch of souls.
incidentally, it's a pale blue one, very cool!
many thanks in anticipation,
B69 (Al):1zhelp::1zhelp: