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belt tensioner
Posted: 29 Aug 2009 07:31 pm
by kalyyyyyy
Re: belt tensioner
Posted: 29 Aug 2009 07:46 pm
by volvodspec
kalyyyyyy wrote:the belt is almost new(8 months)
why on earth haven't you replaced the tensioner when that new belt came on

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Re: belt tensioner
Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:38 pm
by kalyyyyyy
It was a stupid thing , i know.The reason was lack of money and that the bearing didn't have any obvious play, only a sound of being worn and i didn't know that is so important (the car i had before was on chain). Anyway what was done was done , did you have a similar problem of heard of such?
Re: belt tensioner
Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:43 pm
by volvodspec
well i do know from someone i know that the tensioner suddenly caught stuck on the highway and shortly after that he had a set of 8 bent valves + valve seat damage due to the belt that snapped.. however in that case it was just a coincidence.
the belt isn't that expensive and espescially not as expensive as repearing engine damage wich can occur after a snapped belt.. my advice is not to use the car untill you replace the belt with the tensioner

Re: belt tensioner
Posted: 29 Aug 2009 09:08 pm
by kalyyyyyy
I know what happens if the belt snaps.I changed the belt tensioner,it's new and mounteed on the car today. The question is: the belt that is almost new (8 months and 5000 km) , could it have been so affected by the heat that it wouldn't last a couple of weeks until i'll change it? (sorry if i haven't been so precise, i'm not a native english speaker)
Re: belt tensioner
Posted: 29 Aug 2009 09:30 pm
by classicswede
For peace of mind I would change the belt asap.
I asume you need to use the car untill you can afford to replace the belt. If that is the case I would think that you should get away with it not snapping.