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update..drive the car toady and it is quieter now, however, I do appear to have kind of a barking noise when I initially pull away in 1st. Not sure what that is about.

Cool, ta.

Thanks, but that link requires a login.

The car pretty much went back to making the same noise so due to my paranoia I took the belt off again. I triple checked everything and retightened the tensioners. The cam one had slipped very slightly again, so I tightened it up a little tighter this time as the torque spec was right at the minimum ...

So, I got this sorted today.

Firstly, you were correct on the engine code, so as you say, that extra tensioner wasn't required.

I checked the tensioners were setup correctly and the lower one was good. The upper one was off slightly. probably 5-7 degrees past the mark. Not sure why it changed as I ...

That's super helpful, thank you. I will check it (once the snow has melted).

Hi. Thanks for your reply.

TBH I am. Not sure of the engine code, but its the 85bhp engine. The kit I got was this one (didnt buy from them):
https://m.autodoc.co.uk/dayco/222846

Hi all.

My car had a worn timing belt tensioner so I replaced all the tensioner, belts and the water pump. However, thr car just doesn't sound right. It subtle but there is a rattle and more of a growl under load around 2000 rpm.

Only thing I can think of is that maybe I got the belt wrong by a ...