Toyota Corolla Question

richfly

Hi Guys

Don't kill me but I know I should know it. But I drive a Toyota Corolla 1.4 vvti and I want to know if I look at the engine to the left of the engine block there is a belt what is the name of it?

Avns1s

The Auxilliary belt.

Sometimes also called the Serpentine belt.

richfly

Avns1s wrote: »

The Auxilliary belt.

Sometimes also called the Serpentine belt.

Ok have a problem then. When I start my car there is a rattle coming from that area, after couple minutes of driving the rattle stops any ideas of what might be wrong?

Avns1s

richfly wrote: »

Ok have a problem then. When I start my car there is a rattle coming from that area, after couple minutes of driving the rattle stops any ideas of what might be wrong?

A bit more info would help:

What mileage? How has it been maintained? Regularly serviced? I ask because the timing chain is in the same area!

Is it noisy when you start from hot or cold or both?

Have you tried starting the car without the belt in place? Is the noise still there?

andyseadog

richfly wrote: »

Ok have a problem then. When I start my car there is a rattle coming from that area, after couple minutes of driving the rattle stops any ideas of what might be wrong?

on a vvti perhaps the timing chain?

richfly

Avns1s wrote: »

A bit more info would help:

What mileage? How has it been maintained? Regularly serviced? I ask because the timing chain is in the same area!

Is it noisy when you start from hot or cold or both?

Have you tried starting the car without the belt in place? Is the noise still there?

85.000 miles

Serviced in Jan of this year and going for service again this week only started about 4 weeks ago.

Noisy when I start from cold

No have not tried it without belt in place.

richfly

andyseadog wrote: »

on a vvti perhaps the timing chain?

It doesn't sound like the timing chain I know what that sounds like from a corsa that I had.

CJhaughey

The inlet manifold can fail on these engines, it doesn't affect performance but causes a rattle.
There is a simple fix which involves a selftapping screw strategically placed.
Could it be the manifold?
You can use a long screwdriver as a stethoscope with care and find the source of the rattle.

Atlantic Dawn

My guess is it's the auxillary belt, a new one is around €25-€30, could be fitted yourself. To see if it is put water on the belt when cold, if no noise then it's the belt.

Avns1s

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

My guess is it's the auxillary belt, a new one is around €25-€30, could be fitted yourself. To see if it is put water on the belt when cold, if no noise then it's the belt.

He said that it's a "rattle".

I have heard them squeal and obviously replacing will sort that, but a rattle from a drive belt is a new one on me.

Foxeye

Check the drive belt tensioner for play as I had to replace the tensioner a few years back on one of those engines. Driver experienced similar problems.

richfly

Problem fixed got car serviced and they changed the belt and the rattle has stopped so happy days. Thanks for all your replies guys.