Just changed altornator belt

1. jack2012 L-plater Joined: Mar 2012 Sunderland Posts: 50 saxo vts

   #1 11th October 2012, 16:51

   Just changed the altornator belt and when i start my car there is like a clicking/tapping noise. anyone know wot is could be
   Cheers
2. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #2 11th October 2012, 16:57

   it could be a number of things really
   1 belt to tight
   2 belt to loose
   3 belt catching cambelt cover
   4 dodgy tensioner
3. jack2012 L-plater Joined: Mar 2012 Sunderland Posts: 50 saxo vts

   #3 11th October 2012, 17:03

   The belt seems a bit lose but you can't tension it anymore
4. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #4 11th October 2012, 17:12

   You've done it wrong or bought the wrong belt.
   You can tension them til theyre over tight.
5. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #5 11th October 2012, 17:13

   perhaps you have the wrong belt mate also what i did was buy a bottom crank pulley plus tention setup and a belt off a vtr and put it on the vts because the 16v tenstion setup is wank
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 11th October 2012, 17:54

   Did you compare the length of the new belt against the old 1?
7. Chris_O Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Kent Posts: 4175 RB25'd s14a + 2008 MWB Transit

   #7 11th October 2012, 18:25

   The mechanisms of the tensioner and all that gubbins on a vts do tend to fuck up! When I did mine in the end i levered the pulley with a bar to get the tension on the bolt then did the bolts up