Oops, i had lost track of the car having the issue. -Dave
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Larry Alster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was a turbo Diesel VW and diesels generate no vacuum for the brakes so > they have vacuum pumps. > > > > > > > > Larry > > White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP > Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo > Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger > Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 > > LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net > Masters Miata > RAGS 074 > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Dave Ott > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:19 PM > *To:* Mark Cookson > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [OTM] Sound of turbo dieing? SOLVED > > > > I could be off here... but I don't remember ANY vacuum pumps on the miata > setup, vacuum is sourced from the manifold without any pumps used. Its then > used by the FPR, a few other small usages and the Brake booster. Get a > better description of the issue, something is being lost in translation or > you guys got hosed. > > -Dave > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Mark Cookson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for all the great suggestions. Mom took the car in for a timing > belt change this morning (didn't know she was bring it in so soon) and they > found the problem. Apparently there are two vacuum pumps on the car and one > of them was leaking while charging up the system (or something like that). > Getting that replaced was about $800 since it's nowhere near the timing > belt, it's somewhere on the back of the engine. The car is whine free now > (and I bet her brakes work better too). > > Cheers, > Mark > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 6:45 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > the whining sound could be the alternator bearing on the pulley, or the > differential. My guess is that something is too tight or dry when cold, > then gets lubed or expands in the heat, quieting the noise. New belts are > sometimes overtightened when put on the alternator and drive pulleys, and > this puts pressure on the pulley bearings and may actually cause them to > wear prematurely. Proper alignment is necessary between alternator pulley > (or other items using pulleys) and the drive pulley. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy > Football > today<http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020> > . > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > >
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