seat ibiza 1998 tdi 90bhp power steering & locking failure

[M1KEH]

Cantabrico blue S5U paint code. No idea on the centre cap situation as yours has got the wheels from a mk3 ibiza sport. Seat might still sell the though.... Worth asking david at sere motors on here. part numbers 6K0601149D or 6K0601149AA depends which year car the wheels came from. There might be a part number on the centre caps you have though.

 

[gaz2002]

ok cheers. how do i find him on here please?

 

[M1KEH]

Stick a price please thread in here. http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=249

 

[gaz2002]

any1 know how to change the fan belt on the tdi. iv changed the power steering belt, which i though cured my squeaky problem, but now its back. doesnt squeak when on full lock anymore but squeaks when driving. any1 know what this could be?coming from the belts area.

cheers

 

[M1KEH]

Could be cambelt or alternator belt. Or a tensioner. Do you know when either was last changed?

 

[gaz2002]

only just got the car but have been told the cambelt was changed last october. (going to change this soon anyway, always do when get a new car and only £25) dont have a clue about the alternator belt but these arnt expensive so will be changing this once i know how to get the old 1 off lol

 

[M1KEH]

Dunno where your getting your cambelt from, but while your doing it replace the tensioner and other roller on it otherwise you'll kick yourself when they fall apart and kill your engine. The proper way of doing the cambelt is described in the tdiclub.com faq. The alternator belt you first take off the power steering belt. Then just use a lever to slacken the spring loaded tensioner wheel and slide it off.

 

[gaz2002]

why? is that 2 expensive or too cheap for a cam belt?? you got any pics of the tensioner and roller that you say replace???

 

[M1KEH]

Belts about normally priced i got confused as i bought the kit with tensioners, It's the tensioner and pulley that knocks the price up. But well worth getting as if they break your engines knackered, and they are known to go. Picture of everything you should replace here.
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/S...9fc9b3fd147d6d30ef30c58b8e7da6e116259787&TBLK

 

[gaz2002]

Ok cheers. May aswell buy the kit at that price. Mine does not have air con, will the 1 you shown me be ok for my car??

Cheers

 

[M1KEH]

Aircon doesn't effect the cambelt and that kit "should" be ok. Just make sure it is for the tdi. It Will affect the alternator belt though. If you live close to a eurocarparts your better off going in person as if you have problems it's much easier to sort out.

 

[gaz2002]

theres 1 25 miles away. cheers m8

 

[M1KEH]

If gsf have a closer branch there prices will be about the same.

 

[gaz2002]

whats gsf?

 

[M1KEH]

german swedish and french car parts, google em.

 

[gaz2002]

got em, yes 1 of them abit closer. will go down at weekend.
also in the drivers door handle, there is no barrel in the lock. any idea how to sort this? the remote central locking still works so not an urgent repair

cheers again. also

 

[M1KEH]

Umm you'll need to buy all the parts. Don't know how you go about getting it to match your key though. What i would do is just stick a delocked one on the passenger side and use your passenger side one on the drivers side. Just take the handle out and the lock comes with it. To get a delocked handle go to a scrappy and get a handle from the back of a 4 door polo.

 

[gaz2002]

ah, good thinking batman.

cheers

 

[CraigW]

I would definetely change the tensioners with the cambelt.

My cambelt was changed before I bought my car but the tensioners hadn't, and when I replaced it the last belt had stretched and was hitting the cam belt cover because the tensioner had stopped working and wasnt tensioning the belt.

I was really lucky that it didnt slip off the pulleys or anything like that.

 

[gaz2002]

just bought new cam belt kit and alternator belt. £61 for the lot. gunna get some1 to fit it asap