imo if you get a bad car off ebay its your own fault for taking their word for it....ive never paid full end of auction price .......ppl who have been caught will allways slate ebay....but 9/10 times they want something for peanuts .....ebay is great ...you just gotta know what your doing now traders they are the biggest crooks
dont think its the pulley... its not schreeching as such (if its the same noise as mine) sounds like its about to go into warp mode ,,,but then dissappears ...hell of an anti climax :huh: :D
best bet is to go to a proper paint suppliers ....ask them could they match the paint on yours and usually they will mix it up while you wait....or just get the paint code off them ....then it will tell you which shade it is
your noise happens around 2.5 - 3 k revs yeah?? under heavy accelarating.....i have thhis noise too....my alhambra is also hitting 142k miles i was convinced it was the heat shield rattling ....could be wrong tho..... hope its not the turbo anyway.....but ive got a spare turbo that needs a re-con ...so im not that worried ......yet :D :huh:
id just replace it (it is the wiper ecu your on about aint it ) most common problem as it can get damp easyly... i have sold 2 recently ....for 30-40 quid each on ebay