Corsa Sport Gav
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ok, wen car is idel there a noise cummin from engine as if theres summat lose n needs tighten, so in the dark wit ma torch i figured out it was this


do i just tightn it or is there a certain way to do it, i belve its this beacasue its lose from wot i can tell , but i know fuk all bout engines as sooty will tell u cheers
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Icy
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not the belt then?
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Corsa Sport Gav
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no its the little wheel thing, i think its a tentioner
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Kerry
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if its ure tensioner then i suggest u get it sorted a.s.a.p and dont drive the car in the mean time. if ure tensioner screws up then so does ure cam belt resulting in serious damage to ure engine e.g valves, cams and even pistons
i personally wouldnt attempt to tighten it ureself unless u know wot u are doin kus if its too tight it can screw up as well
id get someone to look at it and be careful in the meantime
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Adam-D
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yup if its the tensionor could be its bearings they go the belt will come off and your engine will eat itself so id get it fixed now
only drive to the garage to get it fixed or even get it towed if its been doing it a while
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Demo
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change the belt and tensioners. that will sort it
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Adam-D
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actuallly thats the tensior for the alternator/drive belt not the cambelt "i think" but yes still get it fixed
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Kerry
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i didnt even look at the pics
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Drew
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from the pics - and not knowing the corsa very well - is that pully not the water pump pully?
the crank-water pump-alternator belt?
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Kerry
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yes drew i agree with u i should of looked now i look a fool 
either way stil needs doing
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Adam-D
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it drives the alternator its the fan/drive belt think it run off the crank pully and has a tensior, but yes it will need fixing
i could elborate but i cant be arsed to go find me haynes manual
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Corsa Sport Gav
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ok, cheers ppl
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ainsley_brader
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its automatic tensioner, suspect you willl end up replacing it.
And yes its the alternator belt not cambelt so will cause no damage if it goes.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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oki, cheers ppl....
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Corsa Sport Gav
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quote: Originally posted by Demo
change the belt and tensioners. that will sort it
how much will it cost?
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Corsa Sport Gav
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ttt
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Sooty
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ttt
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PaulW
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depends where ya go
typical prices from vaux are usually silly prices, so expect a tensioner to come in at about £40-60+
just a case of slackening off the alternator till the aux drivebelt is loose enough to be removed, unbolt the old tensioner & remove then refit the new one
maybe need to do a few things inbetween so best getting a haynes manual if you fancy doing the job yourself, but shouldn't be too much of a hastle to do on the driveway!
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Corsa Sport Gav
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ter, but it is me ur takin bout
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PaulW
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parts & labour at garage then around £80-100
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Corsa Sport Gav
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i can cope wit tht i think....
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Corsa Sport Gav
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cheers m8y
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