[Guest]

nice man, its my job for the weekend so thanks for the tips!!!! when a belt start to make noise its extra annoying.
on the downside i plan to replace all 4 with genuine ones (because japan belts, Mitsuboshi used by nissan)
managed almost 75,000 miles with this set!

 

[Jamez79]

I do around 30 miles a day commute and running around in between. So far so good. I am checking it every day just to make sure for peace of mind. It all looks lined up correctly and nothing is running g out of true, so fingers crossed.

 

[B10]

I do around 30 miles a day commute and running around in between. So far so good. I am checking it every day just to make sure for peace of mind. It all looks lined up correctly and nothing is running g out of true, so fingers crossed.

Keep your eye on it as the new belt will put extra strain on the tensioner and it can slide off and run into the pas belt then before you know it it's snapped and took out other stuff.

 

[Jamez79]

Will do.

 

[Propshaft]

my whining has stopped for some reason?

probably back with a vengeance tomorrow.

loving the R+D work

 

[Jamez79]

If you pop the belt off, you can spin the pulley wheel and feel if the bearing is knackered. If it's not silky smooth then it's duff. Mine had some lateral play in it too.

The difference to the engine noise is amazing. I know these are a bit agricultural, but after getting used to the whining noise, it's like listening to a petrol engine for me at the moment. It's nice while it lasts. I'll soon get used to its sound again and back to thinking it's a noisy diesel.

 

[Propshaft]

I've just had a lightbulb moment, sat waiting for my daughter in the car tonight at the sport centre for 30 mins. ignition on but no fans running, only the radio at low volume and I had a cold sweat moment when the battery was too flat to start after 3 attempts. phoned the father in law for jump lead support and 2 minitues later the battery found enough amos/volts to fire her up.

this could be a sign of the alternator pulley, especially the simultaneous lack of whine. Definitely going to pull the belt off tomorrow for a check of both pulleys. thing is, I've seen enough of the engine bay over the last few months to last a lifetime, and cant be ***** any more. Just to compound things I'm convinced my clutch isn't far away either!