I can see the VSV has a vacuum hose unhooked (the little blue thing with red ports on it near to the oil cap), that's almost certainly making the puffing noise if that's what you mean?

Thanks Carolyn. That's what's keeping my hope up for now. Will try to get under it and do more research tomorrow.

If it's not changing with RPM I think you can relax.

Could be the heat shield on the cat are something else that got smacked by the broken belt and is now rattling.

Hey all,

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions on this one! Last night my auxiliary belt exploded and I definitely drove it further than I should've. She got a little hot, lost a bit of coolant.

Today the belt has been replaced. She gets to temp, doesn't overheat, drives fine honestly. However there is this noise while idling:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A6E6ZwE_zvk

The vid isn't great but the noise doesn't seem to ramp up while revving, it seems steady. Any suggestions?

Also, the noise doesn't seem to happen before the car gets to temp, and there's no indication of oil and water mixing (can't see any milky stuff on coolant or in oil cap. Oil literally 2 days old and still looks clean).

Many thanks!
JP

Hey Alex, sorry to revive an old thread, but was wondering what this actually sounded like? Your videos are no longer available.

My auxiliary belt exploded yesterday, and today I've replaced but I am left with a sound and trying to determine whether this is a wrecked engine or just a pulley or tensioner acting up.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A6E6ZwE_zvk

Thanks!
JP

Sneak preview of the hydro bracket anyone?




Hope it fits! We'll find out on Sunday 😂

@paulj I'm very envious of your trip. I hope you have a great time.

Thanks @Joesson , the fact that they are "handed" probably means I am looking for something that doesnt exist.  I will resort to the stick on ones - and follow the instructions carefully!

Quote from: paulj on February  5, 2025, 20:29Does anyone know if it is possible to adjust our headlamps to make them LHD compliant?  I am starting to plan a trip to the Alps this summer and wondered if that might be a better option than sticking the beam deflect stickers randomly on the lens.

I remember having a BMW of a similar vintage to the MR2 and the dealer being able to alter the beam for a foreign trip.  Is this a feature that Toyota also had?

Thanks!

I suggest that there is no way to adjust the beam of our headlights from RHD to LHD, witness that both types of headlight are available. If they were adjustable that surely would not be the case.
The "stick on" adaptors have been around as long as I can remember and I so I would like to think that they do the job if fitted other than "randomly".

Simpler get the stick on deflectors hopefully they are still available.

Norman