Owners will need to confirm their engine code. I have got the engine with the single belt that runs the air con aswell. Engine wise its bone stock-exhaust included I changed out an idler pulley due to having some nasty loud bearing. See the serpentine belt routing diagram for a 2002 Audi A4 1. This diagram shows you the proper routing of the belt with the tensioner indicated by a red arrow.
I was expecting that this was due to the failure of the vibration damper on my old crank pulley, but the issue persists even after the installation of a new crank pulley. Let me know if this helped, or if you have additional information or questions. All do-it-yourself projects entail some risk. The problem is the haynes manual does not have any info on replaceing it. If this happens it will usually make a squealing noise. What could cause this behavior? So I fiddled around and now believe it is aligned.
Prices, specifications, manufacturers, availability, and special offers are subject to change without notice. Reinstalling a used belt in the opposite direction could damage the belt Note: There are two different types of ribbed belt, identified as versions A and B. Owners will need to confirm their engine code. Dark was that day when Diesel conceived his grim engine that begot you, vile invention, more vicious, more criminal than the camera even, metallic monstrosity, bale and bane of our culture, chief woe of our Commonweal. I'm based in Bournemouth mate, so quite far unfortuantely.
Is there any information or articles on how to adjust the tension of the serpentine belt, or even better how to replace the tensioner or belt? If you have really large hands or just want more room to work you can move the lock carrier into the service position; just be aware that this will add substantial time to the job. I thought you could replace the drivebelt without taking the engine mount off, can't the drive belt simply be put on with a bit of patience without the need to remove much? Over time the tensioner can fail to maintain the proper tension and the belt will start to slip. I've just idled the engine and had a look and the serpentine belt does seem to be bouncing around on the pre-tensioner. The most difficult thing was to get the alternator off, the viscous fan prevents removal of the upper bolt and has to be removed. Looks like its a bumper of job! Guess it was probably approaching 50k old though. Feel Free to contact me at FixYa.
If there is no voltage increase after start alternator is out. The drive belt tensioner provides a constant tension on the belt, which is needed to run all of the engine accessories. I could not see or feel any 13mm bolt. Then remove old fan belt and install a new one. The tensioner takes only 5 minutes to change. Let the car cool so you don't have to work around a hot engine.
I told him I thought it was the pully on the alternator causing the problem but he didn't seem to take much notice. . Is it so simple that there's no need to cover it? It really is tight, Took the power steering pump of to try to get better access. Is there any information or articles on how to adjust the tension of the serpentine belt, or even better how to replace the tensioner or belt? I had to lock the tensioner off in the end to get it out as did not remove the bumper, otherwise it went well and the old tensioner was weak in comparison to the new. I drive a genesis coupe for some time now I have been experiencing the same sort of issue- though through forums I have somewhat come across it being normal. Cheers guys- big help I replaced my aux belt as it was starting to crack, having done 77000miles.
I have had my spark plugs replace have had a major emissions clean done on my vehicle as well as other maintenance things. £15 is ok for this item if it lets me do the job myself though I am not keen to have to remove the front of the vehicle though I am sure once I have done it once it will be easy for future maintenance. The replacement tensioner looks like it screws onto the engine as there is a threaded insert on the back. All of our Timing Belt Tensioners are guaranteed to fit if you use enter your Audi A4 into your Year Make Model selector. Installing Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following: - Place ribbed belt over drive pulleys and idler roller first, and onto tensioning roller last.
Mine has the late, spring wound tensioner that unlike the earlier shock a sober type. The biggest time factor is removing items to be able to get the tools in! Anyway, I know this is probably the alternator pulley, I was just intrigued as to why my serpentine belt looks so worn!?! Glass paper is just as effective. Once the belt tensioner is 'locked off', the belt has enough slack in it to be easily removed from the various pulleys. If you are not experiencing any rough running at off idle, it has to be something which would only affect it at idle, or it could be slight enough that you are not feeling it above idle. Timing belt only done 4000 miles ago in March!!! Now your probably asking well - did it solve the shuddering? I am hoping the noise will be gone too, as not had a chance to test drive yet. The pulley replacement walk through posted is excellent, is there a guide for fitting the serpentine belt aswell though? Installation is the reverse of removal.
These reviews are from anyone who purchased those parts, in this case a Timing Belt Tensioner, so you can feel confident that you know what you are buying. You can now slip the belt off or lock the tensioner in the open position. The under engine splash cover needs to be removed And so the car jacked up to make fitting the belt to the lower pulley Air con compressor possable on my Golf. It makes a squeeling noise on full lock and i can see the tensioner has excessive movement when the car is idling. We are always looking for top class Companies to join and support this website, so to get more details of our excellent value advertising packages please for full details. If our prices don't convince you, we also want to make sure that you can hear from car part experts, so we have reviews you can browse through on our sites to get you peace of mind. In the post you mention some specialist tools at around £30, what are the tools, would you be good enough to let me know.
If so, the whole job should only take around 30min tops! For more information go to. Looks like its a bumper of job! Nimble technicians, surely you should hang your heads in shame. I probably won't bother with the tensioner as it looks pretty new. Please see our article on removing the front bumper and moving the lock carrier for additional information. I recommend you always replace the belt when replacing the tensioner and recommend you buy two belts and always keep an extra one in the car.