...On certain Opel/Vauxhall engines ( codes: A14NEL, A14NET, A14XEL, A14XER) the belts may have 5 or 6 ribs while the pulleys may have 5 or 6 grooves . It depends on the manufacturing date of the car . Gates recommends replacement of a 5 groove OAP (Fig.1 left side) w ith the 6- groov...
...GM & Fiat 1.6 and 1.8 Petrol Engine Tensioners There is a small difference between the Gates T43143 tensioner and its OE equivalent s ( Fiat 55574864 and GM 5636131 or 55570290) . Although T43143 has no holes to lock the tensioner with a retaining pin, the procedure outlined below...
...The 6PK1249SF is a ' stretch' belt used by Ford and Volvo for various petrol and bi -fuel engines (see catalogue for details ). It replaced a standard multi -ribbed belt with tensioner combination for cars manufactured from November 2007, onward . After September 2012, Volvo revert...
...Changes to VAG 1.6 diesel CAYB & CAYC engines affect models equipped with air conditioning , from October 2009 on ward. Classic Multi- Ribbed V-belts replace earlier elastic belts. 6PK1140SF – 6PK1070+T38427 VAG 1.6 Diesel: CAYB & CAYC + Air-conditioning The Gates range includes St...
...Tensioner T43133 has a very particular installation process , described below . Removing the load pin too early influences the working area of the tensioner dramatically and leads to premature failure with engine damage as a consequence. T43133 Hyundai, Kia 1.5, 2.0 & 2.2 Diesel Fig. 1...
...An OEM/OES upgrade has made timing belt 5501XS and the associated tensioners T43064 (Fig. 1 left) or T43168 (Fig. 1 right) as well as the related kits, obsolete. They will no longer be installed on Renault K4M/K4J engines. 5501XS, 5671XS & related tensioners RENAULT 1,4 16V & 1,6 16V Pe...
...VAG 1.0 16V AST / AVZ & 1.4 16V AFH Fig. 2 The tensioner pulley has a "ridged" surface (Fig. 1 and 2). This is intentional. These “ridges” are designed to help reduce belt noise generated by surface contact. Fig. 1 When replacing the timing belt, ensure that a new “ridged” tensi...
...T41139, T41140 and kits K015523XS, KP15523XS, K015524XS, K025524X S, KP15524XS, KP25524XS, K015558XS, KP15558XS, K015588XS, KP15588XS, K015590XS . CITROEN, FIAT, LANCIA, PEUGEOT, SUZUKI, TOYOT A, Various 1.9 D, 2.0 D, 2.2 D Various During several garage visits we learned there ar...
...Tension setting procedure for PSA 2.2 HDI engines 5558 XS/K0155 58XS/ K0255 58XS/ KP1 5558X S/KP255 58XS CITROEN, FIAT, LANCIA, PEUGEOT C5, C8, Ulysse, Phedra, 406, 607, 807 2. 2 D DW 1 2TED4, 4H01, 4HW In order to achieve optimum belt performance, it is always important that...
...Through our field visits we have learned of several possible issues with these engines . In a lot of cases these issues will lead to engine failure. Possible problems: 1) Camshaft wear on the early models (up to 2003): there are potential issues with insufficient lubrication of th...