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The tensioner is bending the bar though? And it's only moving a few millimetres... Great tip on the direction of the belt though. I'll sort that out!

Na! I'm getting about 5mm of movement on the tensioner & this... Is it possible the tensioner is broken or has too much tension? Any suggestions, lads?

New water pump, too! Old one was running smoothly but I wasn't sure if it was a plastic impeller but it turns out someone already replaced it. No harm in a new one anyway.

I don't recall seeing any signs of cracking. Pulleys are running smooth & quiet, fortunately.

Do you mean if the belt was in good condition & it snapped, as this belt was really old and I hadn't checked it. I'm sure thats why it snapped. Second belt was in really bad shape, too.

Fortunately or unfortunately the belt shredded on the A1 back from Cramlington, so removal wasn't an issue apart from pulling the remnants of shredded belt off the crank pulley. That was fun...

I'll give it another go tomorrow but I wonder if the tensioner above is broken or overly stiff on mine. Like I said, it bent my mini crowbar trying to pivot it. How much movement do you get? Half an inch or so?

I did this but it just bent my mini crowbar...

Or rather the wrong way...

I presume you mean put the handle end of the screwdriver in. The gap through which you put your levering device through is pretty big. There seems to be "a lot" of tension on mine too. I know that's the whole idea but I'm terrified I'm forcing it the right way.

I will let you know what happens. Probably. Which prybar is best for the tensioner. I've just ordered a 36" Inch prybar?

That's large. Nothing small about stumpy. Isn't that right lads?

"Yes, I belive it is legal. Yes officer..."

No Grrrrrr, no! It's already decided. We're putting a 15W 40 fried hotdog with mustard in the fan blades & that's final!

Slippy & pliant is exactly what you need when you poke your meat into the cooling fan of a 2.5 Diesel P38 Range Rover...

15W 40...

Shallow fried in a bit of engine oil...

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I have been filming my progress so I might do that...