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Fan belt AGAIN!

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09 Nov 2019 10:23 - 09 Nov 2019 10:24 #215505 by Fossie
Fan belt AGAIN! was created by Fossie
Asking on behalf of my daughter, who some may have met on the Jimny meet. ( red hard top jobbie)
Anyway her fanbelt snapped again 3rd or 4 th in a year. The crank pulley has been checked by the local garage , when they fitted a new water pump. But can you diagnose the fault of bonding failure when cold and stationary in fairness.?
This morning ...the first deep frost , it squealed a bit but soon stopped , went to the stables and the usual smell , signs ...yep no coolant and a snapped belt.
Question which is the more likely cause , alternator bearings or crankshaft pulley. In ideal world both , the water pump is new so shouldn't be that,
It's a 2004 hard top so M13 engine no aircon .
She phoned hoping to just borrow our cabrio ....but as fate would decree our brake pipe are gash as per another thread.....

Ps I have read some other threads on here but no conclusions it seems .
Last edit: 09 Nov 2019 10:24 by Fossie.

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09 Nov 2019 10:57 #215506 by mlines
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With the engine running, look at the pulley/belt. Is there any wobble

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13 Nov 2019 14:00 #215604 by Jimny Sprocket
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I’ve had two snap on me, after fitting the second replacement I checked and adjusted tension.

I get squealing sometimes when I first start, I avoid using the blower and heated rear window and any lights and let the car idle for a couple of minutes to replenish the battery before driving off.

I know this is more about treating symptoms than a cure, but I can’t find any faults.


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13 Nov 2019 22:32 #215610 by Jimx5
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Only a thought,but have you checked the 'V' on the water pump pulley which you say has recently been changed.
If any of the 'V's' are different, alternator-water pump etc are the wrong profile it will cause excessive wear on the belt under tension.

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14 Nov 2019 16:32 #215627 by paul2u
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i had this kind of thing happen to me a few year ago i was stumped all pullies was ok and the water pump was fine , the problem turned out to be the altornator bearing but the bit was when you spun the pulley it spun well what was happening was after a while running it would tighten up to almost siezin up , i changed the altornator and all was well i went thru a few belts before i got it , best way is to be ready to spin the altornator pully after a trip when everyhting is hot

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14 Nov 2019 16:48 #215628 by mickt
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Which engine is it? If its the m13 it is not always obvious when inspecting the crankshaft pulley that it is delaminating. My daughters car ran two belts and I replaced the pulley and no further problems. There looked to be nothing wrong with the pulley! Ensure you put the correct length belts on. The numbers relate to the length.

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15 Nov 2019 00:04 #215638 by Fossie
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Well my daughter topped up the coolant and drove it to the garage who replaced the previous belts and checked the pulley.
They fitted a new belt FOC! They ordered a new alternator and will fit it tomorrow at cost, no labour charges..
You couldn't ask for anything better.
We shall see tomorrow .....TBC...

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