Duggers83
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Cheers. Mine is getting looked at tomorrow.£166 for the parts and labour
Cam & Aux Belt Tensioner Noise, Recorded.
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Stick to what you know is my rule.... and I’m not a mechanic
This my favourite one for OEM brand new parts.
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Here a video of my T6 cold start in -4°, the car have been standing about 26 hours, it's been -2 - -4 all day.
Have done the belt, and change oils and all of the filters + dsg service.
No more belt sound.
Video YouTube -> T6 euro 6 cold start -4°
Have done the belt, and change oils and all of the filters + dsg service.
No more belt sound.
Video YouTube -> T6 euro 6 cold start -4°
DBUK
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I’ve had chirping under the bonnet for approx 6 months (Varying on and off). Tried silicon spray on the belt & that silenced it straight away... only to return 10mins later. So off to the garage it went. After a new tensioner and belt all is quiet again (hooray!). I’m £200 lighter but its nice to have a quiet van again. Its only done 22k miles, I would have expected longer. Its a camper conversion so hardly moved last year thanks to covid. I wonder if lack of use had dried the belt?!
22K miles but how many years old?
Well I wouldn’t expect it to deteriorate that much over 3 years, anyway it’s fixed now. Rubber deteriorates from the day it’s manufactured regardless of use.
It’s not a good idea to leave any machine idle for long periods, ball & roller bearings prematurely fail if left in the same position, even cranking it over on the starter is better than nothing.
The best option is to use it.
I see that one is revision H, a year ago it was revision G (see photo earlier in this thread). I’d love to know what VW are fine tuning. Presumably it started as Rev A so it’s taking some work to get it correct!
Hope it does the job. Let us know how it goes.
How easy a job is it? I'm pretty handy with the van but no mechanic by any means so just working out if its a garage job or a DIY jobbie.
I've not been anywhere today due to the snow but it did sound quieter when i used the van last night.
I changed mine on the drive......wheel off and you can access it all easy enough. I used a strong zip tie to hold the ratchet to the engine mount to take up the tension then the belt will slip on and off easy. The toughest part is refitting the tensioner, not because it is hard but more awkward to get the bolt in .....once you get the bolt started, turn the tensioner to locate the locking pin and tighten.
I'm no mechanic but it should only take you an hour tops.
I changed mine on the drive......wheel off and you can access it all easy enough. I used a strong zip tie to hold the ratchet to the engine mount to take up the tension then the belt will slip on and off easy. The toughest part is refitting the tensioner, not because it is hard but more awkward to get the bolt in .....once you get the bolt started, turn the tensioner to locate the locking pin and tighten.
I'm no mechanic but it should only take you an hour tops.
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