Hello all i am new to this site and was wondering if any one could give me some advice. I got a mk6 rs 2000 and having jip trying to change the fan belt i have tried two after market belts and no joy and now got a ford belt and still no joy. Do you have to take a pulley off to get the new one on thanks.

 

does your car have aircon?

 

not sure on more modern car but should be a tensioner to give you slack hope this helps

 

it does,

but if his car has aircon and he is trying to fit a non aircon belt it wont fit

 

No non air con and i can get the old belt on and off with the tension pulley and the new belt is the right one but to tight.

 

a couple of things to try count the teeth on old one compare it to new one take a look at manual lastly have a look online see if any body else has had same problem good luck with it

 

There is groves and not teeth thanks thou. I have tried so many times i cant be the only one that has had this problem it would do me in if i had to take the car to a garage for such a simple thing like a fan belt thank again.

 

are you sure you are putting the belt on right ie the way it goes round the pulleys

 

Yes i have taken the old one off ond on so many times i know by looking at it witch way it goes. I just cant get it over the tension pulley i have put it in hot water and still want go on.

 

have you had a look online see if any body else has had same problem they may explain it

 

I have tried but cant find anything i am going to try www.rs200016v.com next. thanks

 

Job done i took the power steering pump pulley off put the belt on and then over the pump pulley then with a little pull the pulley went back on thank god for that. For such a simple job what a load of head work but easy that way.