Chuck up for the AA!!

smudge.g · 7th August 2019, 14:03

My car had to be recovered by the AA last week following a suspected crankshaft pulley failure. That is one sound i dont want to hear again, (sounded like a bag of spanners being pulled by a truck full of spanners!!)
Anyway, i have had garage cover on my policy for years (due to my high annual mileage) but have never had to use it. Our local garage that were chosen to fix the car rang yesterday to say repairs had been authorised and that AA would be ordering the part via Eurocarparts, and not the cheap pulley, the better (possibly corteco??) one at £140. The garage just rang to say part received this morning, now fixed and car ready for collection. So, for the cost of probably half the years payments, my car is fixed and paid for by AA with my only cost being £30 excess!! Well worth the cover with unlimited claims in a year, upto £500 per claim. well chuffed

Sprinter · 7th August 2019, 16:24

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Originally Posted by smudge.g

My car had to be recovered by the AA last week following a suspected crankshaft pulley failure. That is one sound i dont want to hear again, (sounded like a bag of spanners being pulled by a truck full of spanners!!)

Noisy ain't it.

stevestrat · 7th August 2019, 16:47

I rather went off the AA when they turned out to the Omega I had at the time. Had to give the AA guy one of my spare fuses for his van!

Arctic · 7th August 2019, 18:13

Hi Gary.
If the AA ordered the Corteco one then it would be more than £140 fro ECP link below.
https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...4601112&000091

I would ask the garage what crank pulley it actually was, as I can only one other on ECP
https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...e85feeb&000091

Did they change the belts at the same time

smudge.g · 8th August 2019, 18:45

Didnt get chance to find out which pulley and the garage didnt chnage any belts as AA wouldnt pay for them (not damaged)!! I'll get them done soon.
At least 'slouchy' is back home now and nice and quiet again.

BTW what actually fails on these as they look quite solid!!

RPWC · 9th August 2019, 07:41

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Originally Posted by smudge.g

BTW what actually fails on these as they look quite solid!!

on the inner side, the bit you can’t see when fitted, it’s rubber, and that dries out and disintegrates over the years, so once it starts, it’s not acting as a damper any more, thus the noise.

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smudge.g Gets stuck in 75 Tourer CDTi Connie SE Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Keith, Banffshire Posts: 686 Thanks: 431 Thanked 132 Times in 105 Posts	Chuck up for the AA!! My car had to be recovered by the AA last week following a suspected crankshaft pulley failure. That is one sound i dont want to hear again, (sounded like a bag of spanners being pulled by a truck full of spanners!!) Anyway, i have had garage cover on my policy for years (due to my high annual mileage) but have never had to use it. Our local garage that were chosen to fix the car rang yesterday to say repairs had been authorised and that AA would be ordering the part via Eurocarparts, and not the cheap pulley, the better (possibly corteco??) one at £140. The garage just rang to say part received this morning, now fixed and car ready for collection. So, for the cost of probably half the years payments, my car is fixed and paid for by AA with my only cost being £30 excess!! Well worth the cover with unlimited claims in a year, upto £500 per claim. well chuffed __________________ My 75 Tourer CDTi was born Saturday, 21st June 2003 @ 09:50 My 75 was the 18,749th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 It was the 195th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 2,074 and the 1,789th 75 Tourer in Wedgewood Blue Metallic (code: JEL) to be made out of 1,871 Wedgewood Blue Metallic 75 Tourers

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Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,700 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	Hi Gary. If the AA ordered the Corteco one then it would be more than £140 fro ECP link below. https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...4601112&000091 I would ask the garage what crank pulley it actually was, as I can only one other on ECP https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...e85feeb&000091 Did they change the belts at the same time __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

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smudge.g Gets stuck in 75 Tourer CDTi Connie SE Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Keith, Banffshire Posts: 686 Thanks: 431 Thanked 132 Times in 105 Posts	Didnt get chance to find out which pulley and the garage didnt chnage any belts as AA wouldnt pay for them (not damaged)!! I'll get them done soon. At least 'slouchy' is back home now and nice and quiet again. BTW what actually fails on these as they look quite solid!! __________________ My 75 Tourer CDTi was born Saturday, 21st June 2003 @ 09:50 My 75 was the 18,749th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 It was the 195th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 2,074 and the 1,789th 75 Tourer in Wedgewood Blue Metallic (code: JEL) to be made out of 1,871 Wedgewood Blue Metallic 75 Tourers Last edited by smudge.g; 8th August 2019 at 18:48..