2005 Hilux V6 engine "noise"

Post by **gary955** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:28 am

Hi,

My Hilux has suddenly started making a helluva racket from the engine when starting.
It souns like a bearing whine, but very noisy.

My Mate has a 2006 Hilux V6 and he's started this quite sometime ago.
Anybody else experiencing this or had it looked at ?

Thanx

Cheers

Gary

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:49 am

Hi Gary,

I'd start by checking the auxillary belt's idler pulley bearings and tensioner pulley. These are known to pack up on the V6! I've replaced them once at 180000km.

Post by **gary955** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:55 am

Hi Mr_B,

Was the replacement done by yourself or Toyota ?

tersmit · Post by **tersmit** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:19 am

I replaced one at about 100 000km

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:25 pm

gary955 wrote:Hi Mr_B,

Was the replacement done by yourself or Toyota ?

Gary I did it myself. Replacing the serpentine belt can be a bit tricky, but it's do-able. Toyota sell the pulleys, with bearing, as a complete unit. You can't buy that bearing off the shelf because of the inner race collar, which is not standard.

B

Pietman · Post by **Pietman** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:04 pm

Idler pulley. Had mine replaced on 175 000km, about 4 months ago. Bought from Toyota, installed by my mechanic. Pulley was R650 exc Vat

Post by **gary955** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:33 am

Ah well . . . too late she cried . . .
Had to stop at Toyota yesterday afternoon, the noise was so bad.
The Service Manager said I couldn't drive any further as the 'thing'
was about to seize.
So now we'll hear what kind of bank loan I'll need to cover this ! ! :?

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