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Author:  samb0rg [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:25 am ]
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Another silly question from me. Was driving home last night, high pitch squeal from the engine, then sudden silence, then the smell of burning rubber and melting plastic.

As it happens, I lost power steering. Was able to limp it home until I could have a look at it.

So today I open the engine bay up and there's one belt completely missing, and another that has been melted and is just hanging there on what I assume is a tensioner.

I'm having a bit of trouble identifying what is what. I've had a look for a good diagram of picture of a G16a 8v from the front-on, showing the belts and pulleys, but haven't been able to find one.

If anyone has a good picture, can you please link it? I'll point out what belts are missing and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction for getting them replaced. :oops:
Author:  atari4x4 [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
not sure sure if these pics are any help? http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... ic&t=26098
Author:  shakes [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
If you have cooked two belts - I would take a good look at the tensioner/pulleys etc to try and find the cause.
Author:  samb0rg [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
My engine seems a little different to the one in those pictures. It might actually be one belt.

On 8v G16a engines, is it one belt that does both the PS and the AC? It might be the one that loops them that has come off and melted a bit on the tensioner.

I'll try and snap a pic in the morning, but it's raining here at the moment.
Author:  Damo [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
post a pic for us.

sounds like something has siezed and shredded your belt. do you have air con?
Author:  samb0rg [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
Yeah, it has aircon. I'll see what I can do for a pic if it stops raining soon.

There is no belt on the PS pump, the AC compressor and perhaps another pully in the center-front of the engine.

A picture speaks a thousand words, I guess. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the replies.
Author:  samb0rg [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
Alright, got a break in the rain a few minutes ago.


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Author:  Jester [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
looks like your tensioner bearing shat itself
Author:  samb0rg [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
Hmm. So a new tensioner + belt should have that fixed?
Author:  Jester [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
think so, its not so easy to see on my small screen, but do your ac and ps pulleys turn easy enough and still all lined up?
i cant use my vit as reference cos i dont have ac or ps but i think they all run the same one, with the tensioner, and the tensioner looks so shiny with rubbing
Author:  samb0rg [ Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
The AC pully turned very easily and smoothly. Didn't geta chance with the others. I'll have a look.

If it's only the AC pully and PS pully missing the belts, the car is still fine to drive, right?

Just no AC or PS.
Author:  samb0rg [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What belts have I broken?
So I've found the replacement belt on suzistore, but can't find a replacement tensioner. Is it called anything specific?
Author:  royce [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Changed to: What is this tensioner called?
Its aftermarket AC so the tensioner and belt wont be the Suzistore ones

Jsut pull both off and head to repco or some good parts store and get em to match up replacements for you
Author:  BlueSuzy [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Changed to: What is this tensioner called?
Thats what i thought.. The power steering pump is normally the tensioner on your vit

Jimny's have seperate tensioners. But they are just a standard sizing bearing in a pulley.

Yours might be similar?
Author:  samb0rg [ Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Changed to: What is this tensioner called?
Aftermarket eh? It came with the car when I bought it second hand, so I had no idea :p

I'll get out there and unbolt it and take the part to repco or bursons as you said and see what they can do.

Thanks guys.
Author:  rastis [ Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Changed to: What is this tensioner called?
just another quick check turn the centre of the A/C pump not the pully but the plate infront of it should be tight but turnable from experience iv done a simaler thing to my commodore the tensioner sized and coocked the belt so i changed the belt and tensioner but 3 days later i turned on the A/C and did it again!! better be safe than sorry :)

P.s sry bout the spelling :P
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