V6BOY Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Hey guys, any tips for fitting a stretch belt to a 1.6 HDI or will I need a special tool? Many Thanks Quote
Johndouglas Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 Which belt are you referring to? There are two belts; one we usually refer to as the cambelt, and the other as the auxillary belt. The cambelt is inside the engine and keeps the pulleys in their correct position. The auxiliary belt drives the alternator and air conditioning Both belts have the means to take off the tension before replacing it. Tell us more Quote
V6BOY Posted March 7, 2016 Author Posted March 7, 2016 It's the auxiliary belt I mean have done many cambelts which are not a problem for me, but I have never come across a stretch fit type auxillary belt before. Quote
paul.h Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 There seems to be 2 types of dynamic roller tensioners depending on the engine- the DV6ETED M 55 KW - on this one a socket is used on the tensioner pulley bolt to turn it clockwise to release the tension and then a rod is put in a hole in the back plate at the bottom to stop the tensioner unwinding. The belt can then be removed. This tensioner may be part no. 575189.- the DV6DTED M - on this one the tensioner at the top has a peg over which a tool is used so it can be turned clockwise to a stop to release the tension. Then a rod is inserted in to a hole in the back plate and against the peg so the tensioner can not unwind when the tool is removed. The belt should now be free so it can be removed/replaced. This tensioner may be part no. 5751F3. Quote
V6BOY Posted March 8, 2016 Author Posted March 8, 2016 No tensioner fitted at all on my 1.6 HDI the old belt has to be cut off and the new one stretch fitted on. Quote
paul.h Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 What is the engine bhp since there are a few different engines listed in the parts diagrams, or you could put the letters from the VIN on here so it can be looked up. You could also look at the parts diagrams, a free service on service.citroen if you register as another professional and a member of the Citroen Owners Club http://service.citroen.com/pages/index.jsp In the parts diagrams use your VIN (VIS) top left to find your car and then you will find the aux belt and its tensioner under Electric unit / Engine electricity / Current generation / Alternator and fixings. For the Berlingo M59 model I had a look under all the 1.6 hdi engines with and without air con and every one I found had a tensioner, part number 8 on the diagrams. Quote
coastline taxis Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 yep you need the wedge tool to take them off and on. we got one of snap on for around a tenner. most cars will be going this way very soon Quote
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