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Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« on: 23 April 2016, 10:31:18 »
Just seen an omega for sale said auxiliary belt snapped may be a pulley seized it's worth a gamble, also looking to replace my shocks any recommendations
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #1 on: 23 April 2016, 10:53:08 »
I've just bought a pair of shocks' from Poland £28.00 delivered, (rears) fitting kit not much good.
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #2 on: 23 April 2016, 10:57:28 »
I have seen a set Bilstein on eBay all for front and back for £177 has anyone tried them?
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #3 on: 23 April 2016, 11:07:38 »
Quote from: thebeast on 23 April 2016, 10:31:18
Just seen an omega for sale said auxiliary belt snapped may be a pulley seized it's worth a gamble, also looking to replace my shocks any recommendations
Aux belt or cam belt
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #4 on: 23 April 2016, 11:42:12 »
Auxiliary belt  on mv6
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #5 on: 23 April 2016, 11:54:07 »
If it's only aux belt, you just need new pulley and belt, £50 the pair. Only snag is you can't drive the car home.
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #6 on: 23 April 2016, 12:26:30 »
Yes but which pulley that's the hard part
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #7 on: 23 April 2016, 12:41:42 »
Quote from: thebeast on 23 April 2016, 12:26:30
Yes but which pulley that's the hard part


probably the plastic tensioner pulley, as that's the usual failure on serpentine belt systems. A new one costs a tenner.


If it isn't that then it will be a seized AC compressor(or knackered clutch) or the water pump which will also be leaking like a politician.
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #8 on: 23 April 2016, 12:52:32 »
It's a gamble I am taking as the belt snapped it took out a few sensors and coolant pipes so I am kinda in 2 minds  :-\
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #9 on: 23 April 2016, 13:07:48 »
Quote from: thebeast on 23 April 2016, 12:52:32
It's a gamble I am taking as the belt snapped it took out a few sensors and coolant pipes so I am kinda in 2 minds  :-\
With the belt off, it should be obvious which pulley caused it to snap... strong money is the tensioner pulley... but spin them all and see if any are rough/seized and go from there... wiring is easily repaired and coolant hoses easily replaced, so shouldn't take too much effort to keep it going ;)
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #10 on: 23 April 2016, 13:25:48 »
Quote from: thebeast on 23 April 2016, 12:52:32
It's a gamble I am taking as the belt snapped it took out a few sensors and coolant pipes so I am kinda in 2 minds  :-\
If it took out pipes and wiring then it may have got into the cambelt as well and caused that to jump some teeth  :-\
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #11 on: 23 April 2016, 16:17:47 »
Quote from: Andy H on 23 April 2016, 13:25:48
Quote from: thebeast on 23 April 2016, 12:52:32
It's a gamble I am taking as the belt snapped it took out a few sensors and coolant pipes so I am kinda in 2 minds  :-\
If it took out pipes and wiring then it may have got into the cambelt as well and caused that to jump some teeth  :-\

Not wishing to be pessimistic but I was thinking exact same thing.
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #12 on: 23 April 2016, 17:09:30 »
What's it going for? could be a worth while buy either as a daily or as a donor car.


Bought a Vectra years ago with a snapped timing belt (Water pump froze solid due to ne anti-freeze) new belt, three second hand cam followers and could have sold it half a dozen times.
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #13 on: 23 April 2016, 18:00:24 »
Interesting thoughts ???
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Re: Auxiliary belt snapped and best shocks to buy
« Reply #14 on: 23 April 2016, 18:09:35 »
The auxiliary belt on my old cdx snapped while driving. Gave me a shock lost PAS and on a roundabout
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