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  1. 2000 T4 Transporter ACV 2.5 TDI Not Starting

    Engine & Gearbox
    G'Day Gang, My Transporter has died :* not sure why. When my wife started it there was a bad knock/rattle in the cam belt area. It idled for a short time then stopped. Now it will not fire at all but turns over freely. The cam belt has been changed 15k km ago and with the engine being cranked...

  2. 2.5tdi ACV serpentine removal to change steering pump

    Engine & Gearbox
    Im trying to replace the steering pump on my 1997 2.5tdi ACV Multivan but cant figure out how to get the belt off. This guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In6C08Us92o just pulls the belt down and the tensioner gives enough to slip it of the power steering pulley but when I try it doesn't give...

  3. AJT 2.5tdi timing belt tensioner plate

    Engine & Gearbox
    Morning guys Just bought me a 2.5 tdi 1999 swb on Monday and first things first is to get timing belt changed with water pump etc, I've been told about a tensioner plate that is advisable to have replaced as the pin that holds the tensioner spring can corrode away and will bugger the timing and...

  4. tensioner pulley noise

    Engine & Gearbox
    Hello, I've been getting a more and more annoying grinding/whining noise while driving - after checking most of the more accessible bearings, it turns out it was predictably enough the tensioner pulley bearing. I took the other idlers off and regreased them but the inner race of the tensioner...

  5. Power steering Tensioner Problem Help Please!

    Steering & Suspension
    Hi, Cant find this covered anywhere here. I have a T4 1994 T4, I got the cam belt changed recently and the power steering packed up on the way to a festival. When i got home, with the help of a friend we tightened the tensioner for the power steering belt as it was really loose, also noticed...

  6. ABL Cambelt tensioner....talk to me!

    Engine & Gearbox
    My ABL seems to have sh*t itself and during the post mortem it seems the cambelt tensioner has failed causing the belt to jump and cause an as yet undefined amount of damage. We were about to check the timing and whilst turning the engine noticed the belt was going slack. We took the tensioner...

  7. How do I...

    Engine & Gearbox
    How do I get the alternator off my 1999 2.5TDI 102BHP? I've had the belly pan off, found the alternator and removed all the wires. I can see how to unbolt it from the engine block, but how do i remove the AUX belt? I think I can see the tensioner at the top but can't see how to operate it...
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