Hi All,
My 1st post so be gentle with me, although I have been sniffing around the forum for a few months.
Anyhoo, is there an engine diagram for my 1997 2.8V6 cabriolet (with air con) showing how the alternator belt is routed around the pulleys?
Mine has snapped and I need to fit a new one.
Thanks in advance.

 

https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=131529

 

Thanks for that info - update for you - the powersteering pump et kaput! OEM is £450!!!! Euro Car Parts £90 exchange, so that's what I'm doing now.
Thanks for your help.

 

That would be a good reason for it having snapped... Good luck.

 

Go to 12v.org. http://www.12v.org/engine/index.php?...=cl&view=sbelt Read up on this site to improve your knowledge of this engine.

 

Thanks for your responses thus far - update for you. Turns out the new pump is £185 plus vat not £90, but still much cheaper than OEM.

However, having had the new pump fitted and picked the car up, it was making a whining noise that changed pitch according to engine speed, so I took the car back and told them to sort it out. This was Saturday, so I'm still waiting.

Is it possible that this noise could be because they have put too much tension on the belt?

 

I doubt it, the tension is regulated automatically. The whining is most likely air still in the system.