Hi guys bit of help please.

On with wife's fiesta it's 1.4 duratec which I believe is a badge zetec ? Anyway I'm doing the alternator belt and can't for the life of me see how to adjust the tension it all seems solid ie no alternator arm like on older engines like the CVH !

 

There will be an automatic tensioner which you will have to put a spanner on to relieve the tension to take the belt off.

 

Where would that be Glenn ? Not seen anything obvious !

 

On an 02 it could be the mk6 shape. If so its a stretchy belt which from ford you get a fitting kit and instructions in with the belt. Hope this helps. If you PM me the reg i can check on Etis for you

 

02 could also be the last of the mk5.

 

Is this any help.

 

Yeh I know it says 1.25 but it should be the same as the 1.4.

 

It'll be a stretchy belt if no obvious tensioners.

Be a 2002> model I presume (mk6 in forum speak..I hate that)

Glenn_'s pic shows the older model! (Fiesta 96)

 

So Lees car is a mk6 fiesta then.

 

NO!

It's a Fiesta 2002.25 actually.

 

 

You learn something new everyday. I thought these would of had a tensioner. Why do they change things all the time for.

 

A lot of things have them now, well since 2002 ish, so not exactly a new thing.

'Meant' to cut the belt off then fit a new one, you get a poxy little tool that clips to the bottom pulley that helps winds the belt on, and a little hook that keeps the belt on the alternator to stop it coming off the pulley as you wind it on.

Great fun.

 

Ive done a few belts like this on tranny vans. The first one I ever seen get done was a lad put the tool on the plastic pas pump pulley o a tranny and the pulley smashed lol.

 

Doh! You can do the later Transit FWD ones easily by just taking the pulley off the PAS pump.

 

I've done that fooking plastic pulley

 

Top tip matey. I might try that if I ever do one again.

 

They come up with daft ideas.