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Originally Posted by X5girl
It is normal wear and tear on those brittle plastic tensioners and as they have been disturbed, the belt may now be tighter making the noise worse. If the tensioner/idler shatters then it will cost big bucks to fix if it damages the rad, water pump, hood and fan as it disintegrates. Trick alloy pulleys are available for the V8 with replaceable bearings and if you intend hanging on to the car, this is the way to go. See pic of M62 install.
X5Girl, xxx
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Just the pic i needed to see...Cheers X5Girl!!! So member primetime says he drove for 5 months with that sound, i understand the damage it can cause if it shatters, so is this something that requires immediate repair or can it wait? I noticed this sound about two weeks ago.