Can anyone tell me what would be the expected time frame for changing Serpentine belt 2012 T5.1 7EA engine 2.0 litre 103 . I had ours changed along with timing belt at 125000 kms in October 2022 now on 155000 kms and the serpentine failed last night . Managed to drive home from Bribie Island Qld to...

Has anyone changed the serpentine belt tensioner on a 2012 T5.1 2.0 turbo , mine is rattling and I thought it was just the bearing in the pulley but sadly not .It seems that the actual spring that holds the tensioner has weakened as it wobbles around when idling . I tried my best to remove the whole...

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I just purchased a Mk5 BKD TDI (91,000kms!) and am pretty happy with it! However, I am noticing a random rattle, mainly under engine load (when taking off from a stop) coming from the tensioner / serpentine belt area. According to a recent service receipt the tensioner and serpentine...

My GF told me about some noises in the car yesterday, and it appears the belt that drives the alternator (serpentine belt?) is damaged. The car has run 134K kms (at 4.5 years age) and was serviced at the dealership about 7000km ago (4 months ago).

Is this really something one should expect...

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Serpentine belt totally failed on my T5 2010 2.0L TDi. Had rego inspection last week and a small cut and burr of rubber was noticed on the belt. This burr was clipped off with the hope the belt would last. Alas, last night the belt failed on the highway. T5 is now parked up safe near...

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Hoping for some of your wisdom.


My serpentine belt was replaced by a mechanic on Friday.

Now the engine cuts out while driving.

Lights, dash, windows etc. are fine, but power steering goes off too.

Once it cuts out, it...