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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: MK4D4VE on 13 September 2012, 22:53

Title: VR6 Tensioner Melted - I think! Please Help!
Post by: MK4D4VE on 13 September 2012, 22:53

Hi all

Got a smell of burning and my battery light came on so thought my belt had snapped, got caught up and melted but seems what I think is the tensioner has melted, can anyone confirm what is is called and if I can just buy the pulley? Pic below, not very good though! It's a 1995 VR6.

Thanks in advance.

D.

(http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr76/davidhanagan/79692E22-0565-4016-996C-60325462ED85-5267-000005284A0F5BFC.jpg)

Title: Re: VR6 Tensioner Melted - I think! Please Help!
Post by: robo22sri on 14 September 2012, 08:29

new tensioner needed!

you might be able to get just the wheel and bearing

Title: Re: VR6 Tensioner Melted - I think! Please Help!
Post by: leigh_harty on 14 September 2012, 11:16

New belt and tensioner... it runs your waterpump and vr's are high temp engines. Be safe and get new. I said about £96 for my last one.

Same thing happened to me once in the motorway... blue smoke bellowed in my rear view mirror I thought I'd blown engine :grin: