Hi all
Today whan starting my wifes 106 1.5 diesel the alternator belt snapped, i got a price for a new one from my local autosave which was about £8.00 but i don't think its a job i can do myself, does anyone know how long it should take and a rough cost of fitting as my local garages around here aren't the most honest. and my usual garae is to far to drive the car to.
Many thanks
escortgti
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The book time for the job is 30 minutes. They're a bit tight to get at and you'll need a selection of the right tools.
How far away is your usual garage? Do you have access to a battery charger where you are?
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Thanks for the quick reply screwloose, my usual garage is about 50 miles away and i do have access to a charger
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Hmmmm; in daylight, you should just about make it on a fully-charged battery. What sort of time would that trip take?
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it ususally takes me about 1 hr 15 mins as its on some back twisty roads, do you need the battery for a diesel to run? as i thought as long as it started then you were ok, obvisouly i would have limited electrics etc
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The belt on these cars is straightforward enough to fit - but a bit tight to get at. You need a 6 mm Hex key for the locking bolts and a 13 AF spanner for the tensioner jacking bolt.
You would have no trouble at all with a daylight run to your chosen garage if your battery is half decent and charged, but I would suggest getting a belt properly fitted locally if at all possible.
On the TUD 5 as with many engines, there is a torsional vibration damper incorporated into the crankshaft pulley. For this damper to be effective, it has to "see" a mass (in this case, the alternator rotating system) at its free end. I'm pretty sure that last time I went in there to change a cambelt, I saw a notice cast into the pulley saying "do not operate without belt fitted" or words to that effect.
The effect of torsional oscillations in a crankshaft can be very severe and it would be a great pity to wreck a perfectly good engine for the sake of a drive belt.
659.
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Thanks very much for the info 659, i woudn't want to jepordise my engine for the sake of an alternator belt. i will see if i can find someone decent locally to do it rather than chance it.
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