Noise in engine bay from alternator cover area

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Originally Posted by cassell

I don't think I would leave it until the week after next! If that alternator clutch pulley seizes and/or comes adrift it may cause the auxilliary belt to take out the cam belt and you'll be looking at a new engine!

This specific engine is known to die when the auxiliary belt snaps, for the reason mentioned above. Plenty of people had this happen. It's the type of job you don't want to wait for, indeed.

On the other side, such failure makes me be a little doubtful about the actual miles on the car. This is another subject, but is the paperwork confirming the mileage? At the very least, the main dealer can read the actual miles stored in the ECU (which may be different than what the odometer is displaying)