Belts squeaking on Tekna Auto 2007

Thats not bad for a main dealer

All done.

No problems at all. Belt change done. Half hour drive with the mechanic to find my phantom rattle at 1500 revs; just before `down` gear change. Thats gone now.

The mechanic said tyres are close to limit; front 3mm - rear 4mm.   No pressure to buy from them at £106 each.

A good all round experience and £53 as quoted.

Thanks again for all your input.

Cheers, John

 

 

Glad it's sorted, very wet here in manchester this morning and my belt squealed in protest at having to rotate, in the 5 seconds it lasted i managed to do some quick diagnostic checks just to confirm; switch on and off high current loads to change the alternator loads and switch between nuetral and drive and also blip the throttle, all produced a change in the squeal without moving the car an inch, thus confirming belt slip, drove 3 metres and slip gone for the rest of the journey. I will be checking the belt tension when it's dry enough to lie down on the floor though. Settings for old belt on a HR engine are with a 10kgf on the bottom run- deflection limits 4.8<5.3mm, new belt 4.2<4.5mm. This is a 1.6 auto with aircon.

regards

dave s

Just had an MOT and had this squealing noise for awhile, mechanic I always have says its nothing... a new belt costing £11 did not say how much he would charge but he put on some belt dressing and its fine again, although he said after another possibly 2,000 miles it would be ready for a new belt.  So the 50 odd quid mentioned here is 40 plus for fitting?  Many say do not use the belt dressing spray as it attracts dirt and dust onto the belt and thus spreads to the flywheel itself, but for a quick fix and not using too much or repeated  too often is okay I think.  the big test will be in the damp or rainy mornings which I have not had yet.

The early Notes had an issue with the compound materials used in the manufacture of the belts. Nissan now make them from a different material because of this. A new Nissan belt will eliminate the problem.