Hi, yesterday my car cut off and I called AA. The patrol said the fan belt is missing, most likely snapped off whilst I was driving and I had to leave the car near a garage overnight.
My question is, do garages keep fan belts in stock or I need to come back at a later date? They're about to open in an hour and I need the car by this afternoon.
It's an 05 plate 1.6 SensoDrive.
Fan belt missing - replacement
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It depends on the type of garage - a Citroen main dealer should have one in stock and could fit it very quickly whereas a small independant one almost certainly won't keep one, and will order one in from an independant stockist and it will be delivered by van.
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Hopefully you have it sorted by now.Ramon1990 wrote: My question is, do garages keep fan belts in stock or I need to come back at a later date? They're about to open in an hour and I need the car by this afternoon.
Euro Car Parts (here) carry a good range and will do 'click and collect', great if there is one local to you and you need parts in a hurry.
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Hi, all sorted. The garage was closed, AA took it to my local garage who asked for parts and got delivered in an hour. He noticed that the pull/tensioner was slightly cracked towards the outer end but said not a big deal to leave it as it is.C3driver52 wrote:Hopefully you have it sorted by now.Ramon1990 wrote: My question is, do garages keep fan belts in stock or I need to come back at a later date? They're about to open in an hour and I need the car by this afternoon.
Euro Car Parts (here) carry a good range and will do 'click and collect', great if there is one local to you and you need parts in a hurry.
Charged £40 for everything - a mobile mechanic quoted £125!
Also, there's certainly less noise coming under the bonnet, can a worn out fan belt cause some noise?
Anyway great to be on the road again!
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YESRamon1990 wrote:Also, there's certainly less noise coming under the bonnet, can a worn out fan belt cause some noise?
The noise is your warning to get it checked soon before it breaks
Good price, thanks.Ramon1990 wrote:Charged £40 for everything
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