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OT Bearing Noise from engine
se7en - 6/5/10 at 09:26 PM

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My 2.0L 16v Scorpio started to make a bearing noise from the front of the engine today. Don't exactly know what is making the noise.

Has anyone any ideas as to what would be making the racket?

Paul TigerB6 - 6/5/10 at 09:27 PM

water pump???

austin man - 6/5/10 at 09:29 PM

water pump, alternator, crank pulley ?

Madinventions - 6/5/10 at 09:48 PM

Idler/tensioner on the aux belt?

se7en - 6/5/10 at 09:53 PM

I suspected that it has to be one of the four - Alternator, Water pump, Power steering or Air conditioning pump. Although I would not have thought the crank-pulley bearing would have gone. It sounds very dry and raspy/harsh!

Haven't had a chance to have a look at it yet; thought that there might be a common one to fail.

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Originally posted by Madinventions
Idler/tensioner on the aux belt?


That's one I would never have thought of.

[Edited on 6/5/10 by se7en]

Madinventions - 6/5/10 at 10:07 PM

Pop the end belt off and turn everything (apart from the crank!) by hand. If any bearings are not 100% then they should be easy to spot.

Ed.

se7en - 6/5/10 at 10:11 PM

^^^ will try in the morning when I get back from shipping the missus off to Stansted

britishtrident - 7/5/10 at 11:33 AM

Little End ?? --- ISTR these engines have a history of such failures