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Noise when accelerating, when heat is on...
I have a 1985 300SD. If I accelerate somewhat hard from a dead stop or slow roll while the heat is on, I hear a squealing noise from the engine area. If i take my foot off the accelerator and turn off the climate control, then hit the peddle... NO SQUEAL. Has anyone had this occur with their vehicle?
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Not myself but if you can turn the alternator by the cooling fins behind the pulley the belt is too loose. Your blower motor is making the alternator deliver more current and with a loose belt it squeels.
A test if you are uncertain is to take a bar of face soap and rub it on the vee face of the belts or belt. Noise gone it is either a loose or very bad belt or belts on the alternator. |
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Update... I replaced the water pump (with some complications) and the sound went away. So, it may have been the water pump, or perhaps when I reassembled, I may have tightened up the belts more. However, the belts seemed pretty tight on the alternator to begin with...
Thinking of selling this 1985 300SD. Should I post a message on this forum if and when I want to sell it?
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Yes. We have a for sale section.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress. |
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Most new belts I have installed over the years either stretch a little or in conforming to the old pulleys need a retensioning not too long after the initial installation. One way to avoid this may be to overtighten belts initially but that also may cause undo stress. |
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