BILL from Fitch Fuel Catalyst Australia Pty Ltd posted:

Have a 100srs diesel auto,yours petrol or diesel??

Regards BILLS

Member - Andrew W (SA) posted:

don't worry Bill - yours is not a 1HZ ... (which is a diesel)

res.q.guy posted:

Hi Roachie
Thats what I was thinking about, if it was a common or likely occurance !
Neil

Member - Jeff M (WA) posted:

Hmm, glad I serviced that pully on mine recently by the sounds of it Captain. I've found a lot of mechanical similarities in parts between the 80 and mine, it would not suprise me if the air con idler was the same.

I was driving along the other night without the radio on (not very common) and could here this noise from the engine, it sounded absolutally terrible. I pulled over and listened and rev'd and it sounded like somthing on top of the motor. I was bleep ting myself thinking valves or timing gear or somthing.

Anyway, I got home and checked it with my engine stethoscope and it was not comming from the top, the aliminium bracket that holds the idler to the engine appeared the be echoing the sound in such a way that it sounded like it was comming from the engine.

Anyway, I pulled the pully off and swore and kicked and hamered it until I got all the bearings out, whacked some grease in it and re-assembled it and it's sweet again. Probally a good thing, I wouldn't have wanted it to go through the plastic timing case if it let go. Especially out bush.

Member - Captain (WA) posted:

Hi Jeff,

Yep, that noise is a giveaway! I heard it above the radio and the kids in the back, but 20 seconds later there was a big bang and I certainly pulled up quickly.

Sounds like you were lucky enough to get more of an audible warning, the 20 seconds I had was just enough for me to notice and think hmm that don't sound right and then bang... Perhaps if I didn't have the radio on I may have heard it earlier (but needed that to drown out the kids lol).

Cheers

Captain