Hi all just got in the uk 2000 started her up sqweeking like b**ch turnt it off popped hood noticed there was a bolt which had come form behind small pulley and rubbed the cambelt til it snapped is my engine fooked??? or will i be ok replacing cambelt??

p.s car was only idling at the time of belt snapping


ian

 

cambelt? Engine wont run without that, do you mean the alternator belt?

 

belt at front of engine mate just behing rad as such

ian

 

sounds like alternator belt mate.

 

is that good or bad?

ian

 

its a cheap fix compared to cam belt snapping and killing the engine.

 

good, just means your battery wont charge and you have no power steering.

 

Simple fix, just find out what was rubbing the belt before you put a new one on.

 

It's a lot better than the cambelt snapping. Just get a new alternator belt, should take 10 mins to change, job done

 

just to 100% make sure as im a numptey where is the cambelt located?
so i know ive got the right one


ian

 

£9 for a new belt, just brought one myself today just get replaced or it wont charge your alternator which equals flat battery.

 

Cambelt is actually behind the covers underneath the alternator at the front of the engine.

 

your cambelt should be hidden behind the plastic cambelt covers.

 

The camblet is just behind the radiator, hidden. It has a plastic cover over it. where your crank is. when u look down your engine near the rad ull see a plastic cover underneath is your cambelt.

 

just had a look so its the belt you can see moving which is the alternater belt? and alternator is on right had side of engine with small pulley on the left?


ian

 

Does your car have aircon? The small pulley at the top is the alternator, on the right is the aircon pump & on the left is the power steering pump.

 

thats the one mate

 

Thank **** for that guys really really thanks for the fast replys and help and info its a bit late to be phoing neil at slowboyracing up lol im glad its only that it looks like one of the bolts behind the small pulley come lose? will have a look on the bay for a new one

p.s again thanks for all the quick replys


ian

 

That was a close one for you!!

 

Tell me about it mate btw how you getting on with the no1w**ker? made any contact yet???

p.s is this the one for my00
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUBARU-IMPREZA...item2c570d0074



ian

 

Nice one Ian, thanks for asking. No contact from him yet.

 

Soz to hear that hope you get it sorted mate

ian

 

just a quickie on the cambelt front -

On some cars, if the cambelt snaps, the engine is fine because the valves clear the pistons even when the crank is turning. i assume this is not the case on a scooby engine, and the valves will foul the pistons if the belt goes?

 

You need to make sure which belt has gone first, it will be either the aircon or the alternator belt.

Does the car have aircon?

 

the cam belt snapped on my old volvo 850tdi once, luckily it didnt do any damage at all. new belt on and good as new.

 

Its not so much the pistons that are the problem. The valves will meet in the middle and smash into eachother... Nasty!

 

no aircon mate the belt that snapped has got mitsibushi on it

ian

 

Forget e-bay, ring round local factors, it will probably be the same price, decent quality and available today.

 

will do thanks is there any think i should take off to put belt on? or is it a straight forward job?

Thanks ian

 

You need to loosen the adjuster bolts, but it's pretty straight forward.

I did mine a few weeks ago.