Novice day Tallarook 14th December family friendly

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Well gave the troll a blast with the high pressure washer at the local car wash about 3 mins up the road from my place on Tuesday night. Didn't do the engine bay, but did the under carriage. Now it's making a sound like I've done a bearing in the turbo. It doesn't make sense that it would happen after washing it? The car was not hot when I washed it. Any clues? Sounds like a dry bearing

I reckon its going to be one of two things Paule. Both I have just replaced in the last two days.

1. Fan belt idler pulley bearing
2. Air Cond idler bearing.

Take the belt off and spin both of these pulleys. The a/c bearing takes around three hours to replace. You need a three jaw gear puller to remove the pulley from the pump, and a press to remove and refit the bearing from the pulley. The replacement bearing is around $40 from a reputable bearing shop. The a/c pump on these motors is in a terrible spot, down low and it cops everything. This is the second bearing I have replaced in the 2.5years I have owned the car. I now keep one spare in my tool box.
If the a/c idler is dry, squirt a shit load of CRC or Inox behind the front cover over the pump to clean the crap out. It may help but if the bearing is fubar, it will need to be replaced. I would say I could do the a/c bearing for you as I have the tools to do it and I have done it twice before, but I have been told there is two different pumps used, so the bearing will be different and I haven't worked out how to identify the differences. any a/c mob could replace it for you though.
The idler pulley bearing, you can use a 62032RS bearing but its 2mm narrower than the OEM bearing. A WC85703 bearing is .3mm wider than OEM but is still good. You need a vice or a press to remove and refit too. One eBay there is the cheap aftermarket ider pulley assemblies. Around $80 they are. Good to replace if you are stuck but shithouse to rely on. The little dampener lasted around 6months I think on mine before it blew up and spewed oil all over a good belt. Now the bearing has shat itself in a big way.

Cheers.
Mark