cambelt just snapped help!!!!!
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??? :cry:or will i be ok replacing cambelt??
p.s car was only idling at the time of belt snapping ian:cry: |
cambelt? Engine wont run without that, do you mean the alternator belt?
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belt at front of engine mate just behing rad as such
ian |
sounds like alternator belt mate.
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is that good or bad?
ian |
its a cheap fix compared to cam belt snapping and killing the engine.
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good, just means your battery wont charge and you have no power steering.
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Simple fix, just find out what was rubbing the belt before you put a new one on.
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It's a lot better than the cambelt snapping. Just get a new alternator belt, should take 10 mins to change, job done :thumb:
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just to 100% make sure as im a numptey where is the cambelt located?
so i know ive got the right one ian |
Originally Posted by subaruian
(Post 9856504)
is that good or bad?
ian |
Originally Posted by subaruian
(Post 9856524)
just to 100% make sure as im a numptey where is the cambelt located?
so i know ive got the right one ian |
your cambelt should be hidden behind the plastic cambelt covers.
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Originally Posted by subaruian
(Post 9856524)
just to 100% make sure as im a numptey where is the cambelt located?
so i know ive got the right one ian 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.
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Originally Posted by subaruian
(Post 9856550)
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 |
Thank fook 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:thumb::thumb::thumb: ian:luxhello: |
That was a close one for you!!
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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.
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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? |
Originally Posted by subaruian
(Post 9856607)
Does the car have aircon? |
Originally Posted by Loco
(Post 9856811)
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? |
Originally Posted by Loco
(Post 9856811)
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? |
Originally Posted by trogg
(Post 9856913)
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? ian |
Forget e-bay, ring round local factors, it will probably be the same price, decent quality and available today.
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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. |
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