Recent content by Oisin

Once I loosened the bolts and could take off the pulley on the water pump the belts came with it! I was following the manual for most, a great resource, I would've been completely lost without it haha! Atleast we will know the cause of the distruction haha! I'm going to be super vigilant and...

So this morning the belts were still squealing when I started the van. I had to move the van, and as soon as I moved an inch they stopped and ran quietly afterwards, even when I shut it down and started it up again. There was 1 or 2 small squeals for a split second when moving/turning but I'm...

I did take them off but hadn't touched any actual alternator bolts, that might adjust the belts. I didn't replace any of the auxiliary belts at all, I used the ones I took off. I have seen a lot about alternator mounting bolts, will try take a good look at those tomorrow. Luckily no blisters...

All, I recently bought a JB470 I have just replaced the timing and balance belts. Its my first time doing a job this big. When I put all back together and ran it again the alternator belt squeals super loud and get really hot. This confuses me as it was silent before I removed the belts, I...

Hey all! I've bought a JB470 a couple of months ago in Japan, should arrive in Ireland within the next month, I'm very excited! This thread is great, will be doing a lot of mods/upgrades that have been mentioned here, along with many more. I plan on living in it while travelling Europe and...