Noisey Fan Belt

[gemma716]

hi there iam new to this so i will try to get it right i have ford galaxy 2.3i dhov 1999 t reg,the noise starts like birds cheeping i have put wd40 on the fan bely then it goes for about 10seconds then it grinds a little bit do i need a new belt or any of the pulleys how do i find out which one to replace thanks

[zorgman]

needs adjusting as its too slack if that dont work get a new one

[gemma716]

hi there iam new to this so i will try to get it right i have ford galaxy 2.3i dhov 1999 t reg,the noise starts like birds cheeping i have put wd40 on the fan bely then it goes for about 10seconds then it grinds a little bit do i need a new belt or any of the pulleys how do i find out which one to replace thanks

thanks do i need to get a fan belt or pulleys i have looked at the fan belt it semms tight

[Jayton]

Could be too tight.

[mikej]

The 2.3 is spring tensioned so no adjustment really, the sympton you describe drove me nuts for months, you can change the aux belt if you wish and it may go for a very very short while but the problem is most definately your tensioner pulley sounds like a bloody bird chirping. There are two pulleys whithin the belt path, one idler pulley which is fixed in situ and one pulley fitted to the tensioner, it's this one thats the most common issue. You will have to buy the tensioner from Fords (comes fitted with pulley) and there not cheap @ approx £130 and the idler can be bought seperate (make sure you buy the new steel one though)

Do a search, it's been covered on here many times :rolleyes:

Try having a look from the top of your belt by the alternator down the side of the engine and see if your pulleys appear to sitting true or inline with the belt .

Edited February 11, 2011 by mikej

[gregers]

if its the same as the mk2 tdi? then the tensioner is about 60 quid from vw.

 

and the pulley i got from gsf,

 

[marcostig]

Ye they all do it,i just put up with it goes after as few mins...