Driving home on rhe highway about 100km from home in the XJ diesel & there is a chirping squeal, next no power steering & the alt not doing anything. Took the next exit & stopped under a tree. Serp belt no where to be seen, dug the old one out from under the back seat. The water pump is leaking & has a lot of free play in the bearing. Put the old spare belt on & it runs with a lot of noise. Back on the highway 5km later temp is up a bit so pull up & check. Water pump pulley is misaligned because of bearing failure & part of belt is off pulley. Filled with water & kept going. Got home as it started to get warm again, 4 ribs missing from belt but it is still working. Will replace water pump & belt in the morning. The XJ always manages to limp home, have never had to tow or flat bed home.
340,000km on original water pump, cant complain about that!
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Last edited by layback40; 16-11-2018 at 07:40 AM.
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