jhandy1

HI,
Well the stealership wants 600$ to change the belt- I cant imagine it is that hard. So I will tackle it myself.

I have looked all over. Does anyone have a belt diagram for the USA version of the V12TT?

Also about the pulleys - should i assume that they are bad at 75K miles and replace them?

any tips on doing this job?

Thanks in advance-
James

VinnyT

Welwynnick

With the radiator fan in place, it's a bit of a torch, mirror and busted knuckles game, but not enough to pay someone $100 to do, let alone $600.

With the radiator fan removed, it takes two minutes.

The key thing is to get the tension on and off using a 17mm socket on a long breaker bar to rotate that hex nut you can see immediately below the tensioner pulley (undder the right hand arrow above).

Nick

jhandy1

Yea I see it.
I have done it before on other cars- easy- but never on this car.
When I called the dealer and declined the service- they lowered the price to 480 WITHOUT the pulleys.
I just cant see paying that much.
Taking the fan out should be no bother I suspect.

Welwynnick

I can't understand why it should be so much. Few things on the V12TT are easy, but this isn't bad. It helps a lot if you take the radiator fan out, but that's not trivial. There are various small fittings top and bottom; the electrical connector will cost you a knuckle, and you have to disconnect the transmission cooler inlet hose on the radiator. When you lift the fan up, you have to twist it, left side up first, and do a lot of manipulation. Ten minutes if you've done it before, but longer the first time. Removing the fan (and air filters) makes a huge different to access to the engine.


Nick

jhandy1

OMG- you wont believe this- I just got my car back from the dealer- I refused the change of the belt because They wanted 480$ to do it and I just could not pay that much for just a belt swap.

They gave me a report saying that the belt was chipped and frayed and required changing. So I was all about to buy new belt and pulleys and do it myself. So i looked at it tonight just to get a feel for the job. And the belt is brand new. No signs of damage.

now i question the rest of the report- does the IC pump really need replacing? Transmission mount?

ItalianJoe1

Almost all of these cars have a bad intercooler pump and bad trans mounts, so that's probably legit.

On a 220, there's a relay under the hood that controls the pump. Simple to jump it and ensure the pump runs. If not, it's bad, replace it. New OEM pump is ~$120 online. The rear trans mount collapses with age/mileage/because it wants to. Techs recommend them all the time, they are cheap and easy to change, and you usually will notice an improvement when it's fresh and firm like new. Again, part is very cheap and simple to replace, no reason to succumb to dealership rates if you don't need to.