froggy
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I’m pretty sure I have an alternator tensioner issue as after standing overnight the engine barely cranks let alone starts and I’ve had chatter noise from that area when the engine is cold that is gradually getting worse.
I thought it might be the alternator clutch pulley but this looked fine. I managed to get hold of a great little device that has mini jump leads on a portable battery (charges phones too!) this fires the engine up straight away. So a multi meter will tell me if the battery and alternator are ok but I’m fairly sure the tensioner should not look like white plastic with a tiny thread of black left!
I need to find the right part number for a replacement pulley or (depending on cost) a complete belt kit if anyone can help - its an 02 plate so AMF engine I think?
I couldn’t get a picture of the probably ruined pulley but here is a quick youtube vid of the noise - does anyone have experience of this noise to confirm or quash my theory?
https://youtu.be/lLKN-YqXxCM
I thought it might be the alternator clutch pulley but this looked fine. I managed to get hold of a great little device that has mini jump leads on a portable battery (charges phones too!) this fires the engine up straight away. So a multi meter will tell me if the battery and alternator are ok but I’m fairly sure the tensioner should not look like white plastic with a tiny thread of black left!
I need to find the right part number for a replacement pulley or (depending on cost) a complete belt kit if anyone can help - its an 02 plate so AMF engine I think?
I couldn’t get a picture of the probably ruined pulley but here is a quick youtube vid of the noise - does anyone have experience of this noise to confirm or quash my theory?
https://youtu.be/lLKN-YqXxCM