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Dec 6th, 2019, 13:58 | #11 |
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Is there perhaps an aftermarket kit for this? A failing alternator belt causing so much damage is ridiculous and shoddy design.
Add this to melting manifolds,EGR issues and a recall which is not a recall but maybe is a recall, makes me wish that I had gone with a CRV. Last edited by marsdalebear; Dec 6th, 2019 at 14:01. |
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I agree it's not tested but all my 38 years of engineering is telling me that a belt isn't going to bypass a bit of 3mm steel easier than a bit of casing so thin you could spit through it (as my grandmother used to say), so this must therefore by a process of attrition only add benefit. Yes, one could change the belt at regular interval as well because this isn't a belt life extender but what happens when one changes the belt and it breaks 15 months later.
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Don't disagree with that BUT if when the belt snaps, however rare and however caused, it could foul the cam belt and destroy the head leading to £3k+ repair costs,then SURELY you can expect the manufacturer to design something like this?
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That design has been around since 2007 when they reduced the width and thickness of the Aux belts , previously perfect. They should have made a minor alteration to the cover after a year or so ... But we don't know how long before the first breakages , it was certainly not common but can happen ... maybe there is a criteria of so many occurrences of a fault ..before they can do anything ..
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I have a 62 plate D5 and my head had to be fixed due to a belt failure at 46,000. I don't understand why Volvo don't use a chain belt to reduce the risk of failure.
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