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[chelskifl]

i have just brought a new aux drive belt for my v6 elite estate.. is it quit easy to fit.. any instructions would be much appree..  

[TheBoy]

Yes, if you have cambelt dvd, that shows you. If you don't, make a note of how the belt goes, that put a (15mm?) spanner on the tensioner (top left) and attempt to do it up - this will be against a spring and will release tension on the belt. Refit is reverse. Don't trap your fingers, it will hurt!

[chelskifl]

nice one...  i will try later when it stops bl--dy raining.. it would be a nice country if it had a roof on hahaha  

[Varche]

Chelskifl - I have just done mine. I found it a bit fiddly as you have to remove a pipe across the front of the engine behind the multi ram tubes. Just take the top black tubing part of the multi rams off and put some clean rag in the holes to stop tools or foreign objects getting in. There is an air con pipe that needs to be undone at its holding clamp (8 or possibly a 10 mm Torx head). Then you can get the belt off.

You don't have to disturb the contents of the air con piping!

I found the "Vauxhall pipe clips" a swine. No doubt they are easy with the proper tool. I used pliers and wore thin gloves, they save scraped knuckles!

like the Boy says make a note of where the belt goes - I did a diagram. From memory it is a 15 mm socket or better a ring spanner to release the tension on the tensioner.

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