Metal Strip Jammed Into Aux Belt - 306 Hdi

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

Had an interesting one today! Wife comes in saying the car is making a funny noise.... On closer inspection, there is a strip of metal jammed between the engine, top aux pulley and the belt.

 

This is the strip of metal I pulled out...

 

 

The car seems fine now, but where did it come from? Any ideas, Do aux pulleys, have a metal outer on a plastic pulley? Or is it part of the bottom pulley?

 

Any ideas? I was supposed to be tweeking the 205, not playing with the family wagon!

 

Mad.

[welshpug 1,657]

has the crank pulley ever been replaced?

[hcmini1989 16]

.doesnt look to healthy mate .id pull the belt off and check it allso all the pulleys.never realy done much on the 306 hdi .but i have done alot on 406 hid`s taxi`s mainly and they had a habbit of chewing auxilery belts and we`normally find them rapped around the timing belt so id pull it off and check its ok and check all the pulleys .

 

on the plus side when they do and rap around the timing belt they never bent any valves ever and ive done hundereds .they usualy snap the rocker

 

allso is the bottom pulley making any noise as thats most likely where thats come from

Edited February 13, 2010 by hcmini1989

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

Thanks for the replys!!

 

Hasnt been replaced, that i'm aware of!

 

From further reading it seems like its the crank pulley that spat the metal strip out!!

 

Question is, ok use the car for a couple of days??? Just local stuff?

 

Mad.

[welshpug 1,657]

I wouldn't even start it if it has come from the crank pulley, its very common for bits of the pulley to damage the timing belt and cause a lot of damage.

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

I wouldn't even start it if it has come from the crank pulley, its very common for bits of the pulley to damage the timing belt and cause a lot of damage.

 

 

I think the bits have come out already!!! So is the pulley going to fall apart now?

 

Anyway... its a little too late for not starting it.... Wife has already take it to Tescos and back! Humm... I dont think it will be going any further after your comments!!

 

 

 

Mad.

[2052006 10]

Had the same on a 406 hdi - it was the crank pulley. I did drive it for a further 20 odd miles though after I first found the metal bits, with no ill effects.

[welshpug 1,657]

bloody lucky then!

 

the phrase ticking timebomb springs to mind!

[davepug205 7]

Get a taxi = £5 or get an engine = £500

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

No worries hint taken, new belt and pulley on order! Anyway, its the wife who has to walk as I have the 205, which she isnt insured on!

 

Bloody thing! Hay at least it didnt take the cam belt out.

 

Mad

[buchanan84 1]

mine did that, exact same strip of metel, didnt think much of it so still drove it for at least couple of weeks, about 600miles until it started making a knockin noise then realised what was wrong

 

i replaced the timing belt not long after (it was due) and didnt notice any damage

 

probably not reckomended but i got away with it

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

Fired on a new belt and pulley this evening, in the cold and rain!

 

But bloody hell its quite now...

 

Should make the wife happy, now that she has her car back!

 

Thanks for replies.

 

Mad.