Shrill Squeaking from Belts area of Engine

[MalcolmH]

...very loud, shrill and constant when running! Only started a couple of days ago. Could this be the cambelt tensioner bearing fault I've read about?

Had the cambelt changed (very professionally) by Miles Wilkins a few months and 1000 miles ago. Will be a blow if there's a problem with it already.

[tonypoll]

Sounds like the tensioner bearing to me. I also had a well known specialist change my cambelt and they fitted a bad bearing (it appears a batch were made without being properly greased), but as soon as I let them know they replaced it right away.
If the bearing seizes then the cambelt will be in trouble very quickly. Therefore I'd suggest you replace the bearing without delay.
Tony

[MalcolmH]

Many thanks, Tony... I'll get onto him once the weekend's over.

[shaunw]

I had my cambelt done by MW and had the same problem. I guess you must be relatively local to me Malcolm? I'm in Waterlooville / Portsmouth. It would be interesting to hear what you make of Miles and Ian.

Regards
Shaun

[MalcolmH]

Hi Shaun, have PM'd you...

[tonypoll]

These bad bearings appear to have been fitted/supplied by a number of our 'usual' sources. So I wouldn't apportion blame to any one of them, rather it looks like a bad batch from the manufacturer that difficult to spot when fitted, but shows up soon after.

[MalcolmH]

Didn't think anyone was apportioning blame, Tony. I only mentioned who fitted it to underline the fitting would have been carried out to 100% standard, by someone totally experienced and competent with the marque and model.

Otherwise, there might be assumptions the belt had been fitted by me or a 'mainstream' mechanic. Which would send the thread off in all sorts of wasted directions.