Apologies if this is posted in wrong area. I got my cambelt changed recently and am assuming that to do it the belts at the front of the engine also had to be removed. When I start up from cold I am getting a noise which I assumed was a belt slipping. I had a look but there seems to be enough tension in the belts. I noticed though that the belt at the rear (aircon I think) looks to be sitting a groove out. It's hard to explain so I took a couple of photos.


I felt down the back of the pulley and the belt seems to be overhanging a bit, it's not flush with the pulley. What do you think?
Cheers, Graham.

 

Yeah, looks a groove out to me, it's easy done but not acceptable all the same! It will be running out of line, hence the noises. I'd take it back to the garage and get them to fix it whilst you wait, 10 mins tops

 

Cheers mate. Does anybody fancy popping out and having a look at theirs to confirm it I think it's the aircon belt. It's a P1 if that makes any difference.
Thanks

 

The air con compressor is on the top right of the engine(looking form the front), I'd agree with you and say that's the air con belt. The compressor will have two ally pipes around 20mm diameter going to it

If you loosen the pulley bolt, the horizontal one at the bottom of the pic, 12mm head (possibly 13mm) then turn the vertical one clockwise, the tension will be released form the belt. Pop the belt back into the groove and tension it back up, then just nip the pulley up again, job's a guddun

Bob (11 years in the motor trade)

 

Thanks again Bob. That's what I was going to do, I just wanted to make sure it was fitted incorrectly to begin with.
Cheers,
Graham
Go check it now, I'll be waiting here when you get back. lol

 

yep it's out a tooth