Time for a new fanbelt tensioner, since I just found the fanbelt loose by the engine. The tensioner was in the engine tray, with the snapped bolt

I watched many 2.0tdi videos showing the installation process, and got the intake pipe off, behind the alternator, but still cannot see the hole for the tensioner bolt.

It looks like there is a plastic object with 3 liquid hoses attached in the way now which I dont want to remove if I can help it

Is there an easier way to do this?

Its a 2.0tdi CFFB engine, with manual gearbox, estate

16 hours ago, paxjuly said:

Time for a new fanbelt tensioner, since I just found the fanbelt loose by the engine. The tensioner was in the engine tray, with the snapped bolt

I watched many 2.0tdi videos showing the installation process, and got the intake pipe off, behind the alternator, but still cannot see the hole for the tensioner bolt.

It looks like there is a plastic object with 3 liquid hoses attached in the way now which I dont want to remove if I can help it

Is there an easier way to do this?

Its a 2.0tdi CFFB engine, with manual gearbox, estate

Do you have any pics? Did mine recently so might be able to help

here's the pics I could get, behind the alternator, with the arrow to show where I reckon the bolt hole should be. But it doesnt look anything like on  the videos

I can see the hole now, maybe I can get to it