Aux belt again. north west area.

[Nat8701]

my aux belt has come loose and is affecting my steering as well as screeching when driving. i took it back to the place who fitted both belts in december and he is not willing to fix it even tho the belt as come loose only 5 weeks after fitting it !! he says because i purchased the belt seperatly its the fault of the belt !!? i purchased both belts seperatly and took them to be fitted !
anyhow im now in need of my Aux belt being done. aint too sure if that means the tensioner as well ?!?

does anyone know of anyone around north west and how much am i looking to pay for the aux belt alone?

 

[caister]

How do you know its loose?
If its loose i wouldn't be driving the car. If it comes off you will probably be paying for an engine rebuild. Did you not get them to change the tensior and pulley with the belt?

 

[TooneySonic]

get in tough with either birchdown or RSTuning

 

[Towzer_182]

As said, get in touch with Andy Or Steve at Birchdown. Tidy lads!


: 01948 860335

: birchdown@btinternet.com

 

[john lloyd]

birchdown, it wont be the belt at fault but more than likely the tensioner they are often changed at the same time. be carefull driving it mate. if it snaps and finds its way into your cambelt your in trouble.

 

[Aluco]

I wouldn't dare drive it, heard too many horror stories about belts on RS clios.

 

[Martin_172]

id be getting that towed to a garage to get sorted and not driving it! if that comes off you have a problem!!!!

 

[Nat8701]

hi i aint sure if the tensioner was changed at the same time both belts was fitted in december and i purchased the car on jan 5th, my dad used to be a mechanic and my step dad also said the belt is loose, a garage had also said this. it could well be the tensioner im going getting it booked in asap. just wanted to know if there was anyone in north west who fitted them and were good.
and how much am i looking to pay ?

 

[sideways danny]

I recon the tensioner has gone overcenter and the pivot mechanism has corroded and is sticky so not auto-tensioning as it should. Ideally a new tensioner needed in this case, but it is repairable

 

[Rossy197]

Yep as above fella dont risk driving, My aux belt snapped at 20,000 and got fed into the cambelt, had to have a brand new engine under warranty.. renault wouldnt even rebuild it so they replaced the whole lot, Was lucky really as warranty covered it all, just checked the work report from them and the total cost came to £2,887.96.. sod that out of my own pocket

drive at your own risk !

 

[maz172cup]

this is your best bet - atleast u wont have to drive the car, they changed all the belts on my car for about £400 and they done a spot on job, no cowboy stuff

http://www.nationalvehicleservicing.com/

they will also give you good paperwork to back ur service history

 

[Nat8701]

just got a new aux belt kit from renault managed to get it for £90. so how much u reckon for someone to fit?

 

[caister]

If you have the right tools and are confident with a spanner then do it yourself?

 

[sideways danny]

just got a new aux belt kit from renault managed to get it for £90. so how much u reckon for someone to fit?

it's a 2 hour job for someone who's done it before

 

[mark989]

why is it that some garages dont change the pre-tensioner out at the same time as doing the aux belt + cambelt as standard. Its like £90 more but can save you hundreds if it needs replacing a few months down the line.

 

[sideways danny]

why is it that some garages dont change the pre-tensioner out at the same time as doing the aux belt + cambelt as standard. Its like £90 more but can save you hundreds if it needs replacing a few months down the line.

it doesn't always need doing, but it's pretty easy to tell. We carry one for the occasion it needs doing