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by **callum** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:45 pm

at idle my silvertop sounds like a tractor, ive noticed alot of others do this as well. did they sound like that from factory? what causes it? and is it worth fixing?

cheers

callum

by **strx7** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:57 pm

its been covered on here before, (search function is your friend) from memory it is because the VCT cam pulley is shagged.

by **XSVWGN** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:12 pm

i have a vvt pulley that i could sell you if thats the case. PM me

Matt

by **RS13** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:08 pm

Yeah VVT pulley. To test, disconnect the oil solenoid plug, apply 12V to the solenoid, the revs drop and the noise will stop.

by **FANGIN** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:48 pm

Which plug is the oil solenoid? (Newb Q)

by **RS13** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:17 pm

Round thing in the middle of the pic is the solenoid, apply 12V to that.

by **FANGIN** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:29 am

Thought so, wanted to be sure before connecting anything to 12v :lol:

by **sark.inc** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:42 pm

are these pulleys expensive to get brand new? or is there a better aftermarket option?

by **frost** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:56 pm

no aftermarket option, last time i checked it was $400 from toyota, try the toyspeed sponsor if he can get a better price,

make sure its this this that is causing you problems, ive had a noisy vvt cam for ages but its not causing any faulty running,

by **sark.inc** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:12 pm

Do faulty ones affect performance at all?

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:24 pm

They dont appear to, but the noise gets irritating

by **RS13** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:58 pm

When I first got my FXGT, it sounded like a diesel, so I had the dealer replace it with a lower-km one. Didn't make the noise go away completely, but quietened it right down.. maybe try get hold of a lower-km one, when I priced up a couple, they were $60ish for a second-hand one from a wrecker, or just over $1000 new.. but I'm sure you'd get a mean deal from the parts man on here!

by **XSVWGN** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:28 pm

have offered him a pulley for $30 and i also have a vvt solenoid there too ...but havent heard back from him

Matt

by **frost** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:20 pm

it wont matter if its low k's or not, when they go is when they feel like it, not how long its been driving for, i had buy two wheels before i found a good one and even then its a little noisy, so i just live with it,

i should really take one apart to see what goes wrong with them, maybe there is a worn out somethingorrather that could be fixed, looks like i have some thing to do in the weekend now,

by **sergei** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:55 am

My solution was to get blacktop cams+pulleys. I noticed that blacktops don't have this problem as bad.

by **Mr Revhead** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:58 am

black tops still fail
the pulleys can stick in one position which will affect the performance

by **RS13** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:51 pm

frost wrote:i should really take one apart to see what goes wrong with them, maybe there is a worn out somethingorrather that could be fixed, looks like i have some thing to do in the weekend now,

http://4age20v.blogsome.com/2008/11/19/ ... nal-parts/

Looks like it might be the spring losing tension perhaps, or as Revhead said, maybe sticking.

by **85AW20v** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:29 pm

I have heard of people dropping them off at a reconditioners and leaving them in their acid bath for a week and it seemed to sort the problem out.

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