citroen xsara picasso crankshaft pully noise

marrittm

hello if anyone can help id be greatfull basiclly i have got a citroen xsara picasso 2.0 hdi 2002, it had cambelt replaced sometime last year but recently i have a ticking noise that comes from the crankshaft pully area the faster i rev the quicker it gets, i have read that the pullys are common faults on these especially after belt change, as the pullys are seperate on these ie 1 for auxilary belt and 1 for cambelt i have been told by a mechanic that its possible to weld the two pullys together and that he has done it many times and its a cheaper option to do this. im all for the cheaper option but not if its going to cause any problems so i just wonderd if anyone else has heard of this fix and if so is it worth it. oh sorry my car is xsara picasso 2.0 hdi 2002

Flying-High_2

It'll more than likely be the Crankshaft Pulley starting to break up..... £100ish from Peugeot *Same as Citroen HDi" for supposedly upgraded one... Never tackled one but cant see it being hard to do.

johnnyroper

As above buy a new pulley it sounds like the rubber damping is starting to break up,don't get them welded together as that will be a bigger job as cambelt will need to come off,also male belt change a pig of a job.

After reading again I think they mean welding the 2 sections of pulley together thus getting rid of the damping capabilities and not the pulley to sprocket as first thought.

Flying-High_2

johnnyroper wrote: »

After reading again I think they mean welding the 2 sections of pulley together thus getting rid of the damping capabilities and not the pulley to sprocket as first thought.

Thats How I understood it... Cant picture the HDI pulleys off top of my head.. Pulley-Rubber-Pulley kinda thing?... I'd replace the pulley personally... GSF etc should be cheaper than Dealers.

johnnyroper

Flying-High wrote: »

Thats How I understood it... Cant picture the HDI pulleys off top of my head.. Pulley-Rubber-Pulley kinda thing?... I'd replace the pulley personally... GSF etc should be cheaper than Dealers.

The main centre section bolts to crank and holds sprocket on then the outer poly v drive part is rubber mounted to inner section.
By welding together I would imagine it would cause vibrations not only because rubber now gone but also made pulley out of balance.

Get em off the fleabay for around £60 plus £15-20 for new belt I would imagine 1.5 hours to fit at a guess.