G60 Awful noise near charger pulleys.

[Danr 0]

Ok i remember reading a sticky topic about a certain bolt that causes problems on G60 corrados below all the pulleys, works loose and falls off from what i remember but unfortunately i cant find the post on it and searching doesnt help either, can anyone point me in the right direction cheers dan.

[VEEDUBBED 0]

I've got the same problem on my G6016v engine,sounds horrible as if something is going to break loose and fly off i managed to oil all 4 tensioner wheels with a syringe and needle slowly injecting in oil to aid the 14 year old grease and the noise stopped for about a week but then came back with a vengence.

Only thing to do in my case is change all the tensioner wheels,a heafty wodge of cash more than certain...

[steveo29 0]

danr its the crank bolt that shears off...replace with DX bolt and washer

 

veedubbed, the 8v g60 tensioner wheels are £20 i think from gsf....or you can prise the rubber seal out and grease em

[Jim 2]

Are you certain its that fabled bolt? Around this time last year my G60 was making some AWFUL noises from around the g-lader area. I feared the worst and took it in to Stealth for a service it was due anyway.. belts were changed as per the service and the lader was checked - span freely and no apparent problems.

 

With the new belt on it was even worse - sounded like grinding metallic bearings whenever I drove the car, increasing in volume whenever the revs increased. Took it back and swapped for a genuine VAG belt and the problem went never to return....

[Danr 0]

Car lost loads of power, phoned g-werks said it sounded like that bolt had come loose, so thought i would look on here as i remember it being mentioned before.

 

But i couldnt find the information lol

[Fez 0]

i got this prob but have no loss of power, im not to clued up when it comes to engines and am fearing that the charger is due a rebuild.

 

Dont suppose one of you know anything about chargers that live in the cardiff area that could have a look or recommend a garage that can.

 

Safe as chuff :D

[Tempest 0]

Car lost loads of power,

 

Check the timing marks on flywheel, crankshaft pulley, dizzy and camshaft pulley: Do they still all line up 100%? If not, then yes, your engine timing has gone adrift due to a loose crankshaft pulley. High time to get the old bolt out and replace it with a DX hex-bolt and washer (still have a set, if you need one, left-over from a previous group-buy), don't forget to apply a drop of Loctite 243 Lock&Seal on the bolt before screwing it back in.

 

Tempest

[Fez 0]

any help with mine tempest?

[Danr 0]

Is the dx bolt the one form a mk1 1.8?

[Danr 0]

Apparently all the awful noises are coming courtesy of the charger :mad:

[Jim 2]

Uh oh... has the oil feed line blocked up?

[Danr 0]

Not 100% sure no holes in casing so will be on its way to gwerks in the next day or so.

[kongo127 0]

I know that there´s a nut from the timing belt cover.

Once i had that problem i found the nut on the engine bay.

The timing belt cover was touching the timing belt and cutting it!

[Tempest 0]

any help with mine tempest?

 

You too might benefit from a charger rebuild by Darren at G-Werks, TBH.

[Fez 0]

sounds like a plan :lol: