clio 182 aux belt

[tonaz]

i was looking on ktec and noticed they had an aux belt for sale and it was only £14 or something. when i was going to get this done by renault i am sure it was going to be hundreds. If i get the ktec part and take it to a local garage (not a renault dealership) will they be able to fir it for me? and will this do the job or is there more work that should be being done?

thanks...

 

[gtruk]

its the labour thats cost not the parts. Also the tensioners are quite expensive too...but aux belt tensioner should be fine

 

[Mells]

I wouldnt skip on an aux belt fella. If it goes it has the potenital to take the cam belt with it.

 

[Christopher]

You need to replace the tensioners, not just the belt.

It's not the easiest job in the world either... unless you have a 172 Cup!

 

[tonaz]

how much are the tensioners? anyone know where i can get a hold of these???

 

[sideways danny]

You need to replace the tensioners, not just the belt.

It's not the easiest job in the world either... unless you have a 172 Cup!

only needed if there's a problem with them.

Belt alone from Renault is £19

To be honest you wont save anything by taking pre-purchased parts to a garage, they should charge you near enough the same for them

 

[Floridadaz]

The aux belt and tensioner kit for the 182 with climate costs about £100 + go get it done at Birchdown like I did. £175 ish fitted.

 

[Floridadaz]

Check out this on ebay-

Search for- 190237135363

 

[Christopher]

You need to replace the tensioners, not just the belt.

It's not the easiest job in the world either... unless you have a 172 Cup!

only needed if there's a problem with them.

Belt alone from Renault is £19

To be honest you wont save anything by taking pre-purchased parts to a garage, they should charge you near enough the same for them

IMO, it's definitely worth changing them, considering it's hardly any more labour.

You could be leaving a reletively cheap part, which could possibly cause you trouble again.

I know someone who's tensioner failed, it pulled the belt across and tangled, then pulled the timing belt off too.

He had a £3k bill from Renault. Luckily it was covered under warranty, but that's a lesson for the skimpers.

 

[gtruk]

can get the kit including idler and tensioner for 120. includes belt. Or just get belt and idler for less

 

[H182]

Personally I'd get the tensioner too!

 

[Floridadaz]

I think it is the bearing that fails in the pully?

 

[jaycc]

Take it to birchdown and get it done properly

 

[lemonnobby]

Yep get the full kit if the tensioner fails then thats going to be a dear fix