HELP! Belt snapped!

[Tomsy]

Help please. Only had the car 2 weeks and the belt has snapped and boiled my engine. Basically cars been squeeling so i tightened the belt on sunday and it stopped making the noise, started again last night and coming back from football tonight. got about quarter mile from my house and the battery light comes on followed by sudden rise in temp. managed to get it to my house and looked under the bonnet ande apart from some boiling water and hissing/bubbling the belts gone. anyway i need to know how to find out which i need to replace, 1- the water pump 2- the alternator, as i dont know which one was making the noise or caused the belt to snap. HELP!

[bensspares]

check the pulleys on alt,waterpump,crank pulley for burrs that could cut into the belt.chances are the belt was on its wayout anyway unless it was new.

[bensspares]

its unlikley you will need to replace anything except the belt lol.chances are the engine will be ok.

[Tomsy]

cheers peeps. last thing i want to do is replace anything i don't need. Found belt ere, will it fit? (1984 1.8 STORM) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-MK2-GTi-1 ... 3361eaf1b1

[bensspares]

thats the cambelt,the engine wouldnt run if that had snapped !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tomsy]

thats the cambelt,the engine wouldnt run if that had snapped !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oops, LOL what a pyjama. cheers, nealy made a big mistake lol

[bensspares]

we all make mistakes lol..........you need a v-belt for a dx engine if its injected or ex if its carbed,both the same belt though.shouldnt cost more than £5 ish mate.....

[Tomsy]

any idea where i might get one from? just did a few searches and can only find cam belts. i just need one asap

[bensspares]

euro carparts,gsf,vw main agent,motor factors ie halfords etc......

[Tomsy]

euro carparts,gsf,vw main agent,motor factors ie halfords etc......

sorry dont want to sound stupid (quite new to mechanics) but is the timing belt and fan belt the same thing?

[bensspares]

no..........fan belt is an old term that has transfered to the v-belt which is called so as when fitted its shapped like a v..the best money you can spend would be on a haynes manual,if you havent already done so,i have 1 for sale.the cambelt runs over the cam,intermederate and crank shafts (my spelling is poor).

[fonzooorooo]

one of your local motor factors'll have one in stock. I always carry a spare after mine broke. You won't have caused any damage in 1/4 mile. Just change the belt (A"uxillary belt" is the "correct" term when it doesn't actually drive a fan) assuming the pulleys appear OK, and only investigate further if the squeaking re-appears, as that'll indicate the alternator or water pump being too tight, or the pulleys out of alignment.

+1 on "get a haynes"... best money you'll spend during 'rocco ownership!