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[mv6forme]

Can anyone advise me as to how much labour time i could expect in replacing the drive belt and aux belt tensioner which  broke last night and is now awaiting repair inspection at my local garage

Also any ideas on replacment part costs?

Any help would be appreciated.

[dbug]

Belt around £18 - £20, tensioner I think about the same.

To change ½ hour.

(Based on V6)

[al brown]

Hi, not sure about 2.0, but v6 is an easy job to do yourself. Pulley is only available from Vauxhall tho, but is only around £20.
Main thing tho is why did it fail? Was it just the pulley or is there a problem with the tensioner itself (around £40 withiout pulley).
All you need to remove is a couple of secondary air pipe couplings and a hose P-clip and the aux belt comes straight off.
Do make sure you draw a plan of how the belt runs so you can route it correctly.
Any issues let me know.
It is also an idea to add to your profile what car and where you are.
Al

[mv6forme]

Thanks to those who have offered advice so far

The car is a 1999 cdx 2.5 v6

and we both reside in Exeter

[Elite Pete]

Genuine auxiliary belt is about £30 (£21 on trade club). You can buy the tensioner pulley on its own which IIRC can be bought for about £15. Vauxhall will probably try and sell you the whole tensioner assembly The whole lot should easily be done in less than an hours labour charge

[Andy B]

Genuine auxiliary belt is about £30 (£21 on trade club). .....

  >:(Just been checking up on this today, I've been charged full retail price for mine!
A trip to the dealers in store for tomorrow to explain the error of their ways!      

[jerry]

Mine is also a 1999 cdx 2.5v6 , had aux belt and tensioner done recently and cost me £113 at local garage, the tensioner was itemized at £54!.But needed it done in a hurry and he did get me in same day.
                                                                    jerry

[Elite Pete]

Mine is also a 1999 cdx 2.5v6 , had aux belt and tensioner done recently and cost me £113 at local garage, the tensioner was itemized at £54!.But needed it done in a hurry and he did get me in same day.
                                                                    jerry

They probably bought the whole tensioner instead of just the pulley.

[tmx]

My MV6 come from exeter!

btw Inchape Exeter arent a very good vx dealer by that i mean i dont think they have much of a clue about the v6 omega!

i went to buy a cranksesor from them and the muppet behind the parts desk was adament the car only had a cam sensor! and refused to check EPC as the guy in the service department told him the v6 only has a cam sensor!

[jerry]

Yeah, the arm snapped so needed a whole kit. The new belt was £20. When I checked on e;bay the kit was £50 , the belt £15 plus p&p so didnt seem too extreme.
                                            jerry