big thanks to anglia105e hinson who came up with this little gem.

thought i would post this as this part seems obsolete and very hard and expensive to get hold of, so here it is at a fraction of the cossie tax price.

the Escort/Sierra 4x4 Fan Belt Tensioner.

below are pictures of the original ford item and my replacement complete with gates part number.



original ford item





and heres my replacement

complete with gates part numberc







hope this helps everyone out

 

Nice one mate

 

Thanks mate!

 

Thank you sir !
When I see Ford prices

Kind regards
Sylvain .

 

Whats the price of these?

 

In France : 255 Pounds ( 300 Euros )
But with a little research , still in France , i found it for 55 Euros ( 47 pounds )

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...parttype,11659
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=1865712

This is the last in the list: gates T38467

 

I only just see this , good job too might help some people out.
Glad I could help .

 

That's what the sites for mate, helping people out.

Plus credit where it's due mate.

The more info the better

 

£82 matt lewis motorsport on ebay

 

Yeah he does now not when I posted originally

 

Still dear for a tensioner lol.Glad mine is the old style aux belts.

 

35 quid for a gates tentioner isn't dear???

I tried sourcing an original ford escort cosworth one, and they wanted £120 for the privilege. Even second hand ones from a breakers cost £60, so that's why I posted this to stop anyone else making the same mistake.