306 HDI Crankshaft Pulley

[IAN BROADHEAD]

My local Peugeot garage (MSF) told me the rattly engine noises I am getting, is down to a faulty crankshaft pulley.

To replace the offending article they've quoted me £235.26, which sounds like a right royal rip-off to me, especially as their technician told me it's easy to fit.

Should I buy the part separately and have a pop myself, or would I be able to get a better deal from a local garage?

Thanks in advance

Jon

P.S. I can get a second hand pulley delivered with 30 warranty for about £39.

 

[Dave Baker]

Subject: 306 HDI Crankshaft Pulley

My local Peugeot garage (MSF) told me the rattly engine noises I am getting, is down to a faulty crankshaft pulley.

To replace the offending article they've quoted me £235.26, which sounds like a right royal rip-off to me, especially as their technician told me it's easy to fit.

Should I buy the part separately and have a pop myself, or would I be able to get a better deal from a local garage?

Thanks in advance

Jon

P.S. I can get a second hand pulley delivered with 30 warranty for about £39.

I can't see how a properly tightened crank pulley can rattle in the first place.

Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines (www.pumaracing.co.uk) I'm not at all sure why women like men. We're argumentative, childish, unsociable and extremely unappealing naked. I'm quite grateful they do though.

 

[Nigel (archive)]

I can't see how a properly tightened crank pulley can rattle in the first place.

Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines (www.pumaracing.co.uk) I'm not at all sure why women like men. We're argumentative, childish, unsociable and extremely unappealing naked. I'm quite grateful they do though.

They have a sort of rubber bonding in them, to absorb vibration I suppose. It is this that is faulty--becomes unbonded, and rattles it's tits off. A new one is over 100 pounds, labour time is 1 hour 20 roughly, so with the VAT will come to about what you were quoted, depending on their labour rate. You could do it yourself, but the hardest part is the auxilliary belt----de-tensioning it and re-tensioning it correctly afterwards. Also the crank pulley bolt is very tight, and loc-tited in. Not easy to get undone without a power tool. And needs to be done up tight and loc-tited. So I should leave it to a local garage, who should manage the job OK.

 

[yeha]

It can. The pulley bolt can bottom even though the correct washer is used. I couldn't believe it when it happened to me. I ignored it and when I eventually had a look, the keyway was knackered and the key was slowly starting to resemble a xflow offset key. I ended up bodging it with chemical metal and turning up a thicker pulley washer. Not pretty and I'm not looking forward to replacing the cambelt, but that's a year or so away.