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MG MGF Technical - Intermitent squeak

Have just returned from 2000 mile tour of Scottish coast - top down mostly, in my recently acquire 1997 F. Only problem was very occasional fairly high pitched squeak/squeal - whilst stationary (e.g at a junction) - possibly coming from fan / fan belt? Lasts about a minute then goes away. Any ideas?
CW Faux

check your alternator belt its probably loose and needs tightening.
mf cole

Check this sooner rather than later, because if it breaks it can cause a lot of expensive problems.
David Clelland

Thanks, guys. As a fairly new and not very mechanically adept MGF'er, how do I get access to check belt?
CW Faux

Alternator belt seems ok, I think it must be engine bay fan, as per other thread. Problem is, it only really happens at traffic lights after a run, and by the time one can find somewhere to pull over its stopped whining. Any way of being sure its the engine bay fan?
Chris
CW Faux

Squeaks and squeals that sound like a fanbelt can in fact be the cambelt tensioner bearing. Been there, bang :-) IF that's what it is it's quite easy to replace and not expensive. A lot cheaper than bang.
Ken

This thread was discussed between 17/08/2008 and 06/09/2008

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