Important! : Cambelt... How tight?

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 Trowbridge, Wiltshire Posts: 3769 A van...
    #1
    As above, fitted a continental kit to my gti today and it's whining.

    How tight exactly does it need to be?

    It's tight but I wouldn't say too tight, maybe it is though?

    Or fan belt too tight too?

    Cheers


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  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010
    #2
    Alternator belt rule is tighten till half a turn on the belt itself.

    Cambelt, if its whining then you need to loosen it a tad, or the tensioner will not like being in the engine bay and the bolt (which will sheer off) will be stuck in the block.
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #3
    and then you'll have a snooze with a copper cock,just like dom
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 Trowbridge, Wiltshire Posts: 3769 A van...
    #4
    Loosened a touch and it's stopped, hopefully not too loose now :/

    Cheers
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #5
    conti belt? fitted a few in the past to 16v and when tensioned as i would a gates belt,they have whined.in fact i can't really recommend them as iirc it was a conti belt that gave me and dom trouble
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 Trowbridge, Wiltshire Posts: 3769 A van...
    #6
    Ah right that's odd, I've used them before no trouble at all.

    It's running good and not whining as it is just hoping it isn't too loose that's all, don't fancy any slipped teeth
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr
    #7
    was going to say loosen it a tad, or you could end up with an engine like the one mandyslover bought off me