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Hi Folks, My 2011 Fabia Estate (1.2TSI model, 63kW w/air con) has decided to spring a leak. After disassembly and a google search (or maybe the other way around), its coming from one of the bolted connections for the coolant pump. After researching various videos and workshop manuals, it seems like a fairly straight forward removal. The kit for the belt plus pump includes a new tensioner as well as the idle pulley. So I've deduced the removal goes according to the following; Drain coolant system Use T50 piece to loosen the coolant pump pulley bolts (whilst belt is still on, preventing the movement of the pulley and thuse negating the need for the fancy 3 point spanner to hold it in place) Manipulate tensioner (16mm spanner) to loosen off the tension and remove the belt Remove the 3 previously loosened bolts on coolant pump pulley and remove pulley Remove 3 mounting bolts for cooling pump and remove this also. Remove tensioner and replace.... But its the latter part that I get lost on... all of the videos I found seem to indicate the tensioner device can be removed via removing the tension, securing it with the appropriate hex key and then loosening the bolts behind it. However on my engine and supported in the workshop manuals, it seems to indicate that I have to remove the alternator and the a/c unit to be able to access the bolts that hold the bottom bracket for auxiliary units onto the engine casing (and thus, the tensioner which sits inside of that bracket). Thats a fair bit more of a job than I was bargaining / bothering for. Now, because my endoscope camera is fairly low resolution and I have yet to get my car up on a jack, can anyone confirm if this is necessary? If the kit comes supplied with a tensioner, I'd rather just replace the tensioner at the same time but it looks the difference between 1hr job and 3-4hr job and lots more profanities. I uploaded the workshop diagram which seems to best represent my engine configuration. Bolt 13 to me, looks like it holds the tensioner device in from the rear and thus the tensioner cannot be removed without completely removing this bottom bracket. Appreciate anyones clarification on this. Why do I have to have the engine configuration that goes against all of the YT videos. *sigh* Not that I've not come across this before. I am cursed after all! Thanks!

Hi Folks, Have just signed up to your forum since I've been a passive visitor for some time and have used it in order to get some technical clarifications. My 2nd car was a 2013 Skoda Fabia mk2 1.2tsi and since relocating to Belgium, I bought another. Its a 2011 Fabia 1.2tsi 63kW Combi model (an estate essentially). On top of that, I have a 2021 Skoda Octavia Combi also (1.0 model for Co2 purposes naturally). So you could say, I'm all in on Skodas now! I was an avid motorcyclist for 10-12 years before I got my first car when we had kids and now the second has come along, the 2 wheels are sold and I'm all in on 4 now. Nice to meet you all and look forward to frequenting the forum and contributing where I can! Albeit from foreign lands Thanks