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Wrighty

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8th Jan 06 at 21:59

as above?

CorsAsh

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8th Jan 06 at 22:08

Yes, I have an astra 16v one on mine, for some reason the 8v ones don't fit

James R

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8th Jan 06 at 22:09

If you swap a wide belt for a wide betl and a narrow for a narrow yes.

CorsAsh

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8th Jan 06 at 22:10

ah, yeah, forgot I had to do that ^^ too

Wrighty

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8th Jan 06 at 22:16

whats the belt called i need then? will it go round that thing at the bottom of the engine that turns also pmsl,dont know the name

CorsAsh

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8th Jan 06 at 22:20

the crankshaft pulley

You need a single v belt, not the flat belt with lots of grooves on. They're obviously different...

Wrighty

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8th Jan 06 at 22:29

cheers mate,whats the retail on them,need a cambelt aswell so might aswell do them both

MR2Mike

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8th Jan 06 at 22:55

you buying my alternator wrighty lad ?

Wrighty

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9th Jan 06 at 00:33

or am i on about the wrong thing is the single v belt for the cams? im lost please help lol

CorsAsh

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9th Jan 06 at 01:29

There is a single v belt that drives the alternator off a pulley at the bottom of the engine (the big one you can see if you look through your wheelarch on the drivers side).

Behind that, in a plastic cover, is the cambelt, which is totally separate, and is a toothed belt. That, unsurprisingly, drives the cams from the crankshaft so the valves open at the right times and don't hit pistons etc.

You don't need to and shouldn't touch cambelt if you're fitting new alternator.

MR2Mike

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9th Jan 06 at 09:10

damn you wrighty lol.

yes fit a cambelt for no reason at all