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Old 05-05-2012, 03:43 PM   #1
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Unhappy 2 from 10

Vehicles ive owned that have left me stranded 1st 1 was a hz ute that dropped 2 pistons and now my au wagon belt tensioner shat. On the way to fix my brothers eb. Oh well atleast i have my toolbox with me and a spare tensioner at home, just have to wait here till it arrives.

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Old 05-05-2012, 04:27 PM   #2
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Default two from a million.. big revs and skids....

GT's have only failed twice to make it home.......

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BA has been driven home a couple of times with popped rear diff covers.. bit noisy and a bit clunky.....
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Old 05-05-2012, 04:38 PM   #3
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what failed on the belt tensioner? usually if a bearing is on the way out you hear it a long time before it fails.
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Old 05-05-2012, 04:48 PM   #4
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what failed on the belt tensioner? usually if a bearing is on the way out you hear it a long time before it fails.
Yeah bearing, melted the plastic pulley......
It has been whispering for a while but i wouldnt have
Thought it was that bad, you could only hear it when the bonet was up,
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:44 PM   #5
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Yeah bearing, melted the plastic pulley......
It has been whispering for a while but i wouldnt have
Thought it was that bad, you could only hear it when the bonet was up,

Sorry to hear mate, but a poorly maintained car will do that.

You said the car had been telling you "for a while" yet left it.

It's called a Kodak repair, Let It Develop.
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Old 05-05-2012, 06:20 PM   #6
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Oh, the old, My car is crap, it was making a noise, and I didnt fix it now it broke its a lemon......
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Old 05-05-2012, 07:59 PM   #7
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Didnt say it was a lemon, 280 thou on it, bound to need repairs sooner or later,
He he lol it was a kodak moment, took a picture of the leftovers
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Old 05-05-2012, 08:08 PM   #8
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at least your having a laugh about it, teaches you a lesson not to ignore what your vehicle is telling you.
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Old 05-05-2012, 08:12 PM   #9
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Hmmmmm probably should do something about that knock in the front susspension i keep putting off.......
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Old 05-05-2012, 08:15 PM   #10
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7 of 9 is one of my favourites......
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