alex_s2b Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Hi all, I was on the A1 yesterday and heard some scraping behind me, shortly after I had a bang. I decided to carry on (slowly) to the services which were about 1.5 miles away. I drove slowly but saw the oil jumping up in temperature and the power steering went as well. Worrying thing was that the belt didn't actually snap, so something must have been loose, which to me means some poor servicing! Got the RAC to come out and he pulled out this: Question to you guys - If it is just a pully + belt replacement, is this a costly job? Secondly, I had a post purchase inspection not so long ago, should this be something they should have picked up? The car pre-purchase had [supposedly] been for a major service not so long ago and I am inclined to warn the previous owner of a shoddy job (unless he knew about it, which you'd hope not). Anywho, I am looking to get the car towed to AMS Porsche on Monday to give those guys a try. Hoping it's not going to break the bank..! Saying that, if the engine needs to come out, would it be worth them doing a proper service as well to save on labour further on? Might be an option for my peace of mind.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROOPER88 Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Question 1: No and no This is a very simple repair. I would not speak with previous owners etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexlad Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 When I replaced the belt on mine a couple of years ago, the one I took off was in good nick so I keep it in the car as a spare. It's a very simple job to replace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 What makes you think the oil temp was going up? Were you looking at the coolant temp gauge? If so then quite probable that your water pump has gone. The auxiliary stuff running off the belt aren't regular service items. They are replace on failure or you can take a preventative approach and replace before failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonogt6 Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 5 hours ago, alex_s2b said: Hi all, I was on the A1 yesterday and heard some scraping behind me, shortly after I had a bang. I decided to carry on (slowly) to the services which were about 1.5 miles away. I drove slowly but saw the oil jumping up in temperature and the power steering went as well. Worrying thing was that the belt didn't actually snap, so something must have been loose, which to me means some poor servicing! Got the RAC to come out and he pulled out this: Question to you guys - If it is just a pully + belt replacement, is this a costly job? Secondly, I had a post purchase inspection not so long ago, should this be something they should have picked up? The car pre-purchase had [supposedly] been for a major service not so long ago and I am inclined to warn the previous owner of a shoddy job (unless he knew about it, which you'd hope not). Anywho, I am looking to get the car towed to AMS Porsche on Monday to give those guys a try. Hoping it's not going to break the bank..! Saying that, if the engine needs to come out, would it be worth them doing a proper service as well to save on labour further on? Might be an option for my peace of mind.. Is that the water pump pulley? Mine did exactly the same thing about 5yrs ago and won't really have anything to do with how the car has been serviced. The belt is bound to fall off if its no longer tensioned. It's what can happen on an old car unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Yeah you need a water pump. Not a massive job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Sapsford Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Hi, I work at AMS. We,ll look after it👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_s2b Posted August 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 hours ago, edc said: What makes you think the oil temp was going up? Were you looking at the coolant temp gauge? If so then quite probable that your water pump has gone. The auxiliary stuff running off the belt aren't regular service items. They are replace on failure or you can take a preventative approach and replace before failure. The temp gauge just went through the roof and yes, I do believe that is the case. Was on the list of replacement items that was mentioned on my post purchase inspection but just a little sooner than expected. 1 hour ago, Darren Sapsford said: Hi, I work at AMS. We,ll look after it👍 Great! Hopefully see you tomorrow or Tuesday then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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