fan belt

[shanehandley]

ive got a 1.0 mk2 and when the engine is running the fan belt seems noisy i aint taken much notice before are they all like this? or is there a problem?

any help

shane

[Dicko]

do you mean sqeaky? its probly slipping

[ade]

there isnt a fan belt as such - its the alterrnator belt - it squeels when it slips/worn - either needs retensioning or replacing - v easy to do (presumes the 1 ltr alternator belt location is same as the others) - simply undo one bolt on alternator, slide it fwd, remove, replace with new belt, then either get a m8 to hold the laternator back to its orig location or wedge a bit of wood betwwn it and the engine block whilst you do up the bolt.

There should be 1/4" movement when you push the middle of the belt (between lower cam pully and alternator belt) - check after 250 miles or so and retension after belt stretches.

Check haynes for full details - 10 min job if that!

Belts are about ?10 if that

Ade

[Dicko]

?10 lmfao is that gold pated mate.

just get a new 1 ?3.69 from halfords and fit that :)

[Stuart]

or be a cheapskate and spray a little WD40 on it sa its running, will be nice and quiete ;)