Poly-V-belt drives — VW
Poly-V-belt drives on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Poly-V-belt drives
4-cylinder 1.4 l fuel injection engine with basic belt drive
1
Crankshaft/vibration damper/belt pulley
2
Poly-V-belt - crankshaft/vibration damper and alternator
3
Belt pulley - alternator
4-cylinder 1.4 l fuel injection engine with power assisted steering vane pump
1
Crankshaft/vibration damper/belt pulley
2
Poly-V-belt - crankshaft/vibration damper, tensioning roller, alternator and power steering vane pump
3
Belt pulley - power steering vane pump
4
Belt pulley - alternator
5
Tensioning roller
4-cylinder fuel injection engine with air conditioner compressor and power assisted steering vane pump
1
Crankshaft/vibration damper/belt pulley
2
Tensioning roller
3
Belt pulley - alternator
4
Belt pulley - air conditioner compressor
5
Belt pulley - power steering vane pump
4-cylinder 1.6 l and 1.8 l fuel injection engines and diesel engines with power assisted steering vane pump, except engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1
Belt pulley - alternator
2
Poly V- belt - alternator, cooling system pump, crankshaft and tensioning roller
3
Belt pulley - cooling system pump
4
V-belt - crankshaft and power steering vane pump
5
Belt pulley - power steering vane pump
6
Crankshaft/vibration damper/belt pulley
7
Tensioning roller
4-cylinder 1.6 l and 1.8 l fuel injection engines and diesel engines with power assisted steering vane pump and air conditioner compressor except engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1
Belt pulley - alternator
2
Poly-V-belt - alternator, crankshaft, air conditioner compressor and tensioning roller
3
Belt pulley - air conditioner compressor
4
Belt pulley - cooling system pump
5
V-belt - crankshaft, power steering vane pump and cooling system pump
6
Belt pulley - power steering vane pump
7
Belt pulley - crankshaft
8
Tensioning roller
Diesel engines with power assisted steering vane pump, engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1
Crankshaft/vibration damper/belt pulley
2
Tensioning roller
3
Belt pulley - alternator
4
Poly-V-belt - crankshaft/vibration damper, tensioning roller, alternator and power steering vane pump
5
Belt pulley - power steering vane pump
Diesel engines with power assisted steering vane pump and air conditioner compressor, engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1
Belt pulley - power steering vane pump
2
Poly-V-belt - power steering vane pump, idler roller, air conditioner compressor, crankshaft/vibration damper, tensioning roller and alternator
3
Idler roller
4
Belt pulley - air conditioner compressor
5
Crankshaft/vibration damper/belt pulley
6
Tensioning roller
7
Belt pulley - alternator
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