It was a nice day today so I decided to detail the bonne. After a nice engine bay cleaning I decided to start the car and let her idle in the driveway for a few minutes. I was just about to shut the car off when I heard this God aweful noise come from under the hood.
I didn't know what to expect so I shut the car off and slowly opened the hood. Close inspection found a shattered water pump tensioner pulley. $45 later and all was good.
I kept thinking, "man, this could have been bad had I been doing 75 down the freeway with the music up" as is usually the case.
Just a heads up to all the GXP owners out there. It is always a good idea to inspect these things on a regular basis.
Close Call
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Close Call
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Re: Close Call
Glad you caught it at home!
How labour intensive was the job?
How labour intensive was the job?
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Re: Close Call
Only took about 15 minutes once I had the part, Jerry. Three 10mm bolts to remove the pulley cover and one 12mm bolt for the tensioner pulley.
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Good time for it to happen Norm. Glad you caught it and got it fixed.
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Re: Close Call
No kidding, Ed. Could have been bad had I been on the freeway 60 miles away from home.
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Re: Close Call
This happened to me Friday... I was going 75 mph on the way home from school. I looked down and the temp was at 280 (scan gauge said 250). I pulled over and the cam pulley was chewed up, the belt was chewed up, and the tensioner sounded like It had rocks in it. I was able to get the belt back on and limp home. $120 later it's fixed.
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Re: Close Call
Do you know if it ended up solving this issue? http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 34745.html
If it did then my tensioner isn't far off either.
If it did then my tensioner isn't far off either.
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91 Honda Civic Wagon DX 2WD (fuelly) -- 208,000km -- 92hp -- Autocross Warrior
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Re: Close Call
Jerry, funny thing is that I can remember hearing this same noise a few days before this happened. Basically about 300 miles before it went out.
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Re: Close Call
I didn't even think about that, I'll go listen to it.
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Re: Close Call
What was the mileage on your GXP when this happened?????
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Re: Close Call
The noise is gone, but that noise had been going on for along time. Maybe the tensioner was bad for that long? My car is at ~68,000 miles.
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Re: Close Call
All I know is I had the noise only a few days before it went out. I don't think you have anything to worry about Seth. That car of yours is still a baby. I think at 188k things should be breaking. lol
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Re: Close Call
My 03 is showing her age at 190k too, Norm. Broken door panels, weird steering feel, etc. Not aging well anymore...
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Re: Close Call
I rolled over 190k km (117,800 mi) today, still a baby relative to you Norm but definitely cause for concern. I hope it's my tensioner and not the WP itself...
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91 Honda Civic Wagon DX 2WD (fuelly) -- 208,000km -- 92hp -- Autocross Warrior
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Re: Close Call
Wow. 188,000 and 117,000 miles and they look that good?! I've had my '05 GXP for exactly 1 year and it just turned over
47,000 (a boy among men). Once a month I crawl all over it and take an afternoon to check everything I think could be
a problem (thanks to this website!) - Knock on wood; no descrepancies found - yet. Cudos to
all who contribute their experiences via this site; the info is invaluable!
47,000 (a boy among men). Once a month I crawl all over it and take an afternoon to check everything I think could be
a problem (thanks to this website!) - Knock on wood; no descrepancies found - yet. Cudos to
all who contribute their experiences via this site; the info is invaluable!