Thread: Help! Lost all power steering and revs. V8

Fan belt.

Much work involved in replacing?

5 minutes, maybe less.

And no timing belt on a V8, it has a chain.

Thank the lord.

I did find out it is a chain not a belt, sorry for my ignorance. 300tdi is a belt?

Thought it was the end of my easter trip but alas I should be still going provided I find some time to get the job done.

Thanks guys

Originally Posted by eamonn

Thank the lord.

I did find out it is a chain not a belt, sorry for my ignorance. 300tdi is a belt?

Thought it was the end of my easter trip but alas I should be still going provided I find some time to get the job done.

Thanks guys

Could have been a costly mistake not checking it before driving off, belt could have wrapped around something and caused damage.

Im replacing the fan belt tomorrow but just found it is losing coolant - probably from when the belt came off as loanrangie has said.

It seems to be leaking just under the alternator but I can't see if there is a split hose or what is leaking.

Is the water pump down there behind the fan?

I just can't figure out where it is leaking from - but it is leaking pretty heavily

Yes, the pump is behind the fan.


Can you wiggle the fan (up/down = side to side) ?
If so, I'd say the water pump bearings are worn causing your leak. It might explain why your belt came off but I doubt a worn water pump would cause that unless it was really bad.

I'll have a mechanic look at it tomorrow because I can't see a thing at the moment.

I just hope it isn't too hard to find