This just fell off my 182? Any ideas?

[Z4MCSL]

It's not all bad buddy

Haha, no I love it. It wasnt meant to be my daily car but I enjoy driving it so much I end up using it every day! Just a shame its sat not moving now!

 

[R3k1355]

You'll be f**king gutted if it's off someone elses car

 

[DomP182]

Looks very much like the idler pulley

 

[Z4MCSL]

Looks very much like the idler pulley

Had a look just now here to see in the dark even with a torch will look tomorrow see if I can see anything.

 

[barnesautos]

Idler in question

 

[Z4MCSL]

Ah amazing.....so I'm using this car to learn a bit but at the moment I know sweet fa about mechanics. Is this something that I shouldn't drive without sorting first?

 

[charltjr]

It's part of what keeps tension on the aux belt, if that fails you lose the drive to the alternator, power steering pump, etc. If you're unlucky and it gets wrapped around something then it could damage other pulleys. Worst case if it comes off and interferes with the cambelt somehow then you could get valves meeting pistons.

The belt is ribbed so will cope with some slackness. It's possible that the tensioner may be able to compensate but I don't know if it can or not on these.

Personally, I'd get it recovered.

 

[hipwell]

Just have a look under the bonnet with a torch to look down the side of the engine where the belt is

 

[Z4MCSL]

Still havent had a chance to get back to the car to have a look (last time I did couldnt see anything missing!?) but just from googling the clio 182 idler pulley part the pics dont look anything like what I have sat on my kitchen table, it has no grooves on the outside at all. The inside looks a bit beveled but the outside has nothing to stop a belt sliding one way or the other, or to guide where it sits etc?

Will go get some pictures and post them once I get back to the car.

 

[botfch]

Still havent had a chance to get back to the car to have a look (last time I did couldnt see anything missing!?) but just from googling the clio 182 idler pulley part the pics dont look anything like what I have sat on my kitchen table, it has no grooves on the outside at all. The inside looks a bit beveled but the outside has nothing to stop a belt sliding one way or the other, or to guide where it sits etc?

Will go get some pictures and post them once I get back to the car.

Doesn’t have guides the tension/other pulleys keep it aligned.

 

[DomP182]

Its smooth, it runs on the back of the belt rather than the grooved side. I still think it looks like the idler and where they sit they are more prone to getting road spray etc

 

[Z4MCSL]

Thanks so much for your help guys, got under the car just now and here is a snap

Looks like something a novice could fix right?

Half tempted to pop the original back on 🤣🤣

 

[Louis]

Thanks so much for your help guys, got under the car just now and here is a snap

View attachment 1436190

Looks like something a novice could fix right?

Half tempted to pop the original back on 🤣🤣

Jesus that belt

 

[JamesBryan]

The whole kit was probably overdue by about 3 years 😂

 

[Z4MCSL]

That's the aux belt right?

 

[JamesBryan]

Yeah

What state is the automatic tensioner in?

 

[Z4MCSL]

"What state is the automatic tensioner in?"

No idea, which one is that? Can you tell I'm new to this!! 🤣🤣

 

[Z4MCSL]

Cambelt was done 15k ago according to receipts

 

[JamesBryan]

"What state is the automatic tensioner in?"

No idea, which one is that? Can you tell I'm new to this!! 🤣🤣

The one up top near the alternator. Looks like a big spring thing.

 

[Z4MCSL]

 

[Z4MCSL]

 

[JamesBryan]

Appears to look ok from here.

Ideally do the full kit as a replacement.

 

[Z4MCSL]

Thanks for the help
.
When you say whole kit do you mean aux belt and tensioner?

Was hoping I could do the idler pulley myself so I could drive it to the garage for the rest as would assume its am easy job just to do the idler pulley right?

 

[JamesBryan]

You'd have to take tension off the belt to get the idler pulley on, but it's easy enough to do yourself.

 

[hipwell]

As a bare minimum I'd be changing the idler pulley and the belt before driving it again. If that snaps there's a good chance itl take the cam belt out too

The full aux kit is easy enough to change, but does require jacking up of the engine to get at the tensioner bolts so id only attempt it if your confident

 

[Z4MCSL]

As a bare minimum I'd be changing the idler pulley and the belt before driving it again. If that snaps there's a good chance itl take the cam belt out too

The full aux kit is easy enough to change, but does require jacking up of the engine to get at the tensioner bolts so id only attempt it if your confident

Cheers yeah I think I'll take it to the garage and get everything done all at the same time..

Thanks for the help

 

[JamesBryan]

Bet the full aux belt kit is on back order too, usually is 😔

 

[barnesautos]

Whole kit includes
Belt and tensioner - I think the smaller wheel maybe separate.

 

[hipwell]

Whole kit includes
Belt and tensioner - I think the smaller wheel maybe separate.

View attachment 1436201

The small idler is also included in the kit

 

[JamesBryan]

It includes the idler too

 

[bloke]

Bet the full aux belt kit is on back order too, usually is 😔

it's discontinued!!!!!!!














































(i'm just starting a rumour off)

 

[JamesBryan]

it's discontinued!!!!!!!














































(i'm just starting a rumour off)

Won't be long before it is 😂

 

[Simon998]

it's discontinued!!!!!!!














































(i'm just starting a rumour off)

you bollix, I literally said 'Ack, no way' when I read the first line.