keith9534 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 The belt on our car feels really loose! Is there a tensioner as it just runs around two pulleys from what I can see? TIS shows a different setup to ours Can anyone help as we are due to go away tommorow and its started making a noise when you turn either direction. Quote
jackthehat.co.uk Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 Hi, this probably won't be much help but I have a 2002 1.9 Tdi Galaxy and it has a spring tensioner to keep the belt taught. Good luck! I am sure some of the folks on here will help you. Quote
Neils TDi again Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 The belt on our car feels really loose! Is there a tensioner as it just runs around two pulleys from what I can see? TIS shows a different setup to ours Can anyone help as we are due to go away tommorow and its started making a noise when you turn either direction. On a 96 TDi there are two belts one multi V belt for the alternator and water pump and compressor and the single v belt for teh power steering at the bottom, thisis adjusted by a toothed bolt on the mounting point of the pump. Access is from below the car. Quote
keith9534 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Posted April 4, 2007 Cheers Just about got enough adjustment left on the toothed bolt! Will need a new belt soon, but should be OK for a week away.....fingers crossed! As I don`t have aircon the other v belt just does water and alternator? Is that the cam belt or is that burried deeper? Quote
jackthehat.co.uk Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) Hi Keith, No that definitely won't be the cambelt. The cambelt is hidden away behind a cover and keeps the timing on your engine together. As far as I know, no cambelt on any car drives the alternator. The belt you are referring to is a drive belt (sometimes confusingly called a fan belt by the older generation even though it has nothing to do with fans) and will run off your flywheel pulley and go round the alternator pulley. Edited April 4, 2007 by jackthehat.co.uk Quote
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