Battery light staying on .Loss of power steering

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

Good Morning all... I have a 2005 TD6 Range Rover ....This morning I went for milk etc .On my way home the battery light came on and I had loss of power steering ..I stopped and found the drive belt had broken .I was only 1/2 mile from home so I drove back safely.. Is there only 1 belt or is there 2 ..Is this belts a easy enough job to replace .How is this job done also am I better to get a genuine belt or an aftermarket one ..Any advice would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks in advance

Mark Piercy · Oct 31, 2021

akabozonie said:
Good Morning all... I have a 2005 TD6 Range Rover ....This morning I went for milk etc .On my way home the battery light came on and I had loss of power steering ..I stopped and found the drive belt had broken .I was only 1/2 mile from home so I drove back safely.. Is there only 1 belt or is there 2 ..Is this belts a easy enough job to replace .How is this job done also am I better to get a genuine belt or an aftermarket one ..Any advice would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks in advance

Check all the pulleys as well and do the lot. It can be done from above and below but just give yourself enough time and don't rush it. Also check for damage as there is a lot of plastic that can be smashed as the belt let's go.

Western Slope Rover · Oct 31, 2021

Decent aftermarket will be ok. Having the special long and thin tool to move the tensioner pulley helps a lot. Check all the pulleys for problems, especially the tensioner pulley itself.

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

Mark Piercy said:
Check all the pulleys as well and do the lot. It can be done from above and below but just give yourself enough time and don't rush it. Also check for damage as there is a lot of plastic that can be smashed as the be
lt let's go.

Thanks Mark and Western Slope for your replies.. I used to have a RAVE Cd with details etc on this for me to follow I might have to go online to get a diagram to do this . Is there a complete kit which includes the pulleys and belts that you know of ..Do Gates do kits etc ..What length is the drive belt ..There was no noise etc when the belt broke .Just the battery light and power steering . I will take my time over this with your advise and not rush ..I do have another car which I'll use for now.. I have a breaker bar for moving the tension pulley ..

Thanks again
Wilson

gold rover · Oct 31, 2021

akabozonie said:
Thanks Mark and Western Slope for your replies.. I used to have a RAVE Cd with details etc on this for me to follow I might have to go online to get a diagram to do this . Is there a complete kit which includes the pulleys and belts that you know of ..Do Gates do kits etc ..What length is the drive belt ..There was no noise etc when the belt broke .Just the battery light and power steering . I will take my time over this with your advise and not rush ..I do have another car which I'll use for now.. I have a breaker bar for moving the tension pulley ..

Thanks again
Wilson

Hi Wilson. Somewhere in the technical archive , on this site, there is a link to RAVE. I'd search it for you but soooooo not up to it, so hopefully knowing it is here will help.
Good luck with the job

Western Slope Rover · Oct 31, 2021

Are any of the pulleys appearing wonky? Do they spin freely?

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

gold rover said:
Hi Wilson. Somewhere in the technical archive , on this site, there is a link to RAVE. I'd search it for you but soooooo not up to it, so hopefully knowing it is here will help.
Good luck with the job

Hello Gold Rover ..Thanks for the reply I'll have a search and see what I can find.

Regards
Wilson

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

Western Slope Rover said:
Are any of the pulleys appearing wonky? Do they spin freely?

Hello Western Slope ,,

I've not had a look to see anything yet .Will do tomorrow ..Been a pig of a day weather wise ..Not even a seagull going about .

gold rover · Oct 31, 2021

akabozonie said:
Hello Western Slope ,,

I've not had a look to see anything yet .Will do tomorrow ..Been a pig of a day weather wise ..Not even a seagull going about .

It's beautiful over here on the west. Not a cloud in the sky

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

gold rover said:
It's beautiful over here on the west. Not a cloud in the sky

Lucky you mate ..Grey and miserable here in North East today unfortunately

tomcat59alan · Oct 31, 2021

Lovely day here,bit of drizzle this morning but dry when I went for my booster jab,sun came out and still bright now.Did you see the Aurora last night?

gold rover · Oct 31, 2021

akabozonie said:
Lucky you mate ..Grey and miserable here in North East today unfortunately

I think what we've had for a couple of days has left and visiting you now

Good news is the sunshine can't be far behind.

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Lovely day here,bit of drizzle this morning but dry when I went for my booster jab,sun came out and still bright now.Did you see the Aurora last night?

That's where I work in a Covid jab clinic. I never saw the Aurora last night , It was to wild last night

tomcat59alan · Oct 31, 2021

akabozonie said:
That's where I work in a Covid jab clinic. I never saw the Aurora last night , It was to wild last night

Well done and keep up the good work, welcome by the way. The Auora is on my bucket list.

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

gold rover said:
I think what we've had for a couple of days has left and visiting you now Good news is the sunshine can't be far behind.

You can have it back for free ..I would gladly tow it back but unfortunately the Range Rover is out of action.

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Well done and keep up the good work, welcome by the way. The Auora is on my bucket list.

Thanks for the Welcome Tomcat..I used to be on here probably 9 years ago My screen name was Beastie back then ..

gold rover · Oct 31, 2021

akabozonie said:
You can have it back for free ..I would gladly tow it back but unfortunately the Range Rover is out of action.

Thanks, but you can keep it

RangeRoller dt · Oct 31, 2021

Belts not hard to change it’s more the access can be difficult. You can slip the belt over without removing the viscous fan if you can get your head around it. Dayco I fitted not expensive and passed the test of time. Just be careful with the tensioner, any twist and the arms can snap quite easily. Slow steady pressure until it releases.

akabozonie · Oct 31, 2021

RangeRoller dt said:
Belts not hard to change it’s more the access can be difficult. You can slip the belt over without removing the viscous fan if you can get your head around it. Dayco I fitted not expensive and passed the test of time. Just be careful with the tensioner, any twist and the arms can snap quite easily. Slow steady pressure until it releases.

Hello RangeRoller ..I appreciate your time explaining things to watch out for and great help ..Its because members like everyone on here with their vast Knowledge and experience in everyone helping each other make a Land Rover /Ranger Rover worth owning ..

RangeRoller dt · Oct 31, 2021

Just checked and it is a Gates belt not dayco

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