lot of noise from belts

2002 FORD TAURUS
56 MILES
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ASPENHACKER
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Hi i am in halifax nova scotia canada..east canada...i bought a Ford Taurus 6 cylinder automatic transmission 2002 85000km for 2200$ last week.car seems to be fine done emission test 1 week before i bought. owner told me that gives average of 10km/litre but only giving like 5-6km/lt there is lot of noise from belts in the engine,had a spray whenever i do spray the noise goes away but after like half hour again pops up.. i am worried about average and do i need to change the belts and by doing that will the noise goes away and will i get a mileage of around 10km/lt or shall i goto some repair shop or mechanic to get it checked. please let me knw at sukesh_dogra@yahoo.com
Aug 23, 2012 at 2:03 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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You will have to change the belts, all the belt spray does is make a horrible mess! new belts won't help with economy, go get a tune done and a scan for any un resolved fault codes, start here.
Aug 23, 2012 at 2:19 PM
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thanks alot for ur reply...
but what u think would be the average of my car ideally a 6 cyl automatic 2002 model...
Aug 23, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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would depend on driving habits, roads, traffic, hilly or flat city or country driving, tyre pressures, and general tune, if you got around 12-13 litres per 100Kms that would be about average i feel.
Aug 23, 2012 at 2:29 PM
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hw much would be the cost of changing belts and tuning of engine for economy and checking the unresolved fault codes all together ?
Aug 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM
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hw much would be the cost of changing belts and tuning of engine for economy and checking the unresolved fault codes all together ?

Aug 23, 2012 at 4:50 PM
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AS i am in Australia, my pricing will be of no use to you, any work shop will be able to give you a fairly firm quote on this work, i would ring around and get a few prices first.
Aug 24, 2012 at 12:41 AM