...There has been a big evolution in car fuel technology: pressures have gone a lot higher, fuel permeation is legally controlled and there are numerous different fuel blends. These blends have chemical compositions which can damage the rubber of standard fuel hoses , plastic seals and no...
...AUTOMOTIVE PASSENGER CAR SYNCHRONOUS BELT DRIVE SYSTEM Technical Service Bulletin SELECTION OF THE CORRECT TIMING COMPONENT KIT Both 3.0L + 3.2L V-6 engines utilize the same lower idler pulley(T42086) and are included in all kits. The original OE design utilized a fixed lower idler, whic...
...Timing belt drive systems come with a variety of tensioning methods and components. In the past, engines used a manual tensioner (or eccentric pulley) for the drives, which had to be installed and then locked in place. Over time the belt tension would change as there is no self-adjustment...
...The idler T42140 ( Fig.1 and Fig.2) is used in many engines but the threaded engine installation hole may differ in size. The Gates idler is supplied with a M8 bolt that has a 10mm shaft and a washer. Some applications require an M10 . If so the original bolt can be re -used...
...Extensive research on these applications has led Gates Engineers to identify multiple mistakes to avoid when inspecting and servicing any timing system components. In addition to observing the following precautions, Gates is now including a tube of Loctite® 243™ Medium Strength Threadlo...
...E2/TT005 v1.0 › 12/2014 › Pag. 1/1 Tensioner T43133 has a very particular installation process , described below . Removing the load pin too early influences the working area of the tensioner dramatically and leads to premature failure with engine damage as a consequence. T431...
...On models equipped with the Gates 38192 Tensioner assembly, it is possible that excessive tensioner movement or a broken tensioner assembly may be \ observed as illustrated below.ROOT CAUSE FAILURE OF BROKEN 38192 TENSIONER AUTOMOTIVE PASSENGER CAR ACCESSORY BELT DRIVE SYSTEM Technical S...
...E2/TT006 v1.0 › 12 /2014 › Pag. 1/1 Changes to VAG 1.6 diesel CAYB & CAYC engines affect models equipped with air conditioning , from October 2009 on ward. Classic Multi- Ribbed V-belts replace earlier elastic belts. 6PK1140SF – 6PK1070+T38427 VAG 1.6 Diesel: CAYB & CAYC +...
...AUTOMOTIVE PASSENGER CAR SOLUTION KITS Technical Service Bulletin This Solution Kit 38379K was designed to prevent the Micro-V belt from being thrown off in rain or snow driving conditions. This was a problem among these applications and Gates has the only true solution to the problem....
...E2/TT00 7 v1.0 › 12 /2014 › Pag. 1/1 The 6PK1249SF is a ' stretch' belt used by Ford and Volvo for various petrol and bi -fuel engines (see catalogue for details ). It replaced a standard multi -ribbed belt with tensioner combination for cars manufactured from November 200...