Thread: Squeak from aux belt

It will be a automatic tensioner that cant be adjusted, the tensioner goes weak on those engines as well. The belt wil need pulling off and replacing and the pulleys it runs on checked for play, a new tensioner wil be required if it has gone weak.

Dam, worst case. Has anyone had theirs replaced, what price should I be aiming to pay for new belt, tensioner and labour?

Quote: -----Original Message----- From: x [mailto:xxxx@nearest main dealer.xxx] Sent: 09 November 2009 11:39 To: x, Chris Subject: re - aux belt Morning Mr xxxx , ive looked into the cost of a new aux belt tensioner for your car and the cost to replace it with a new belt will be £233.27 inc vat and we would have to order the tensioner from ...

Hmm, price might be justifyed.. Is the tensioner in an awkward place? On my engine you have to jack up the engine and remove one of the drive shafts IIRC.. as its in a complete bitch of a place

Go to a "backstreet"? It'll probably be half that, if not better.

sounds like the tensioner is on its way out i had the same on my tdi, replaced the tensioner and the belt, noise went away i paid around the price you quoted, but it was in norway where labour costs are £100/hr..

Did aux belts really need automatic tensioners developing for them? 2 spanners and about 30 seconds labour to "tension" the aux belt on the Manta....

Looks just like a spring loaded lever to me, access looks pretty simple too. Might give it ago myself, I'm yet to find out how much "tension" it's under though.

mine was spring loaded iirc