newbie help. 2.5 v6

[jontruman]

Hi all,

joined a while but mainly been quite till now. ive got a 03 reg 2.5 v6.

new missed a beat until the other day i noticed the bearing on the accessory belt (aircon/powersteering) is whinning. does anyone know where i can get one from other then the dealer?

any help would be appriciated.

regards Jon

[elnevio]

Local motor factors?

[Nutter_John]

try camskill.co.uk , they can supply must things at a reasonable price

[Nick Mann]

camskill do them for the VR4. I am 95% sure it is the same fitment for the V6.

/edit - I could have that wrong actually - I'm sure I saw one on there earlier, but now I can't find it!

[jontruman]

Ive found this on cam skill

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.p...2b17s1399p6029

would it be the same on the front accesssory belt?

[Nick Mann]

No. The belts are different widths.

[peter thomson]

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.p...22b0s1402p6028

This one here

[jontruman]

thank you sir, that looks just the ticket.

[Rambaud]

One of my belts is noisy first thing in the morning. Both were changed about 8 mnths ago.

Could one/both of the tensioners be on the way out too? I noticed the camskill info recommends a change at 50,000 miles. I am pretty sure mine are the originals at 138,000 miles!

[HMG1K]

Looks like with autumn arriving with a sudden bang we'll soon have lots of squeeky belts in these damp and wet mornings!

[Zaid]

Mine was squeeky, took it to the dealer and got new belts and they are still squeeky! especially when I turn the steering wheel left or right to its maximum!

[Nick Mann]

Maximum turnage is not a good idea. Let the steering wheel come back slightly if at all possible. The pump is still trying to work, but the rack won't let it - lot's of pressure going nowhere means the pump is under a fair strain. Hence the squeek.

[Zaid]

Many thanks Nick, I will keep that in mind...