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[Dans mondeo]

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I am doing a cambelt on a 51 plate 1.25 fiesta zetec on Saturday. Looking at the up engine it looks like the alternator bracket is attached to the right hand engine mounting bracket which attach to the engine itself. Does the alternator need removing in order to take the engine mounting bracket off the side of the engine?

[snake]

Yes and the long stud needs removing, aux belts are one shot, cut them off and you will need the kit to put the new belt on, without it you will damage the belts and swear lots(ford aux belt kits come with fitting bits). Don't forget its a floating crank so the cam pulleys must be loose and it all needs pinning up. Waterpump should be replaced aswell as they pretty much always leak.

[Dans mondeo]

Thanks snake. Do you. Know if the tensioner on the cambelt was redesigned and changed to an auto tensioner. I thought it was a manual one but on there system they gave me the auto one where you pull a pin out to tension it. On the gates timing belt instruction it says technical tip ' tensioner replaces all previous tensioners.

[snake]

yep they are all auto tensioners, just pull the pin when everything is on, the crank has a habit of rotating on the pulley when you tighten it up aswell so double check everything, don't tighten the pulley bolt up on the crank pin either, it will bend as the bolt is stupid tight

[Dans mondeo]

Ok cheers . I have the locking pin but ill use paint to check the crank allignment wit the belt on. Silly question but if its an auto tensioner how will I get the belt off if the timings out after roatating the engine twice I only do mondeo zetec belts and vw belts. Didn't realize fiesta would be different to the mondeo if they are zetecs