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[SNOWDEN1974]

 Hi guys, need some urgent advise... car has been parked up now for flipping months, had a mare of a day... just picked up 3rd battery of the day!!

 

and it started... and shredded the drive belt... now to the question... i have to get this car to a mechanic tomorrow to do soem body and suspension work... 

 

Can i drive it without the drivebelt??? its probably a 30 minute drive... and from what i can make out.. the drive belt runs the water pump... now as far as i am concerned... no water pump, no water... no water = engine bang!!!

 

i am 100% thinking that its not driveable until the belt is replaced... but need the advise and help of soemeone who does no what there doing!!!

[sledgehammer]

no - do not  drive

 

check the water pump pulley moves smoothly & the alternator the same

 

check pulley's are in line with each other

 

belts usually  slip / squeal - unless it was old - but you usually get a warning before snapping / shredding

 

I would hope a mini fan belt is still easy to get

 

best of  luck

Edited by sledgehammer, 26 July 2013 - 07:01 PM.

[SNOWDEN1974]

blinding thx... going to have to get it recovered - just didn't want to do untold damage.  Thanks very much for your help.  Much appreciated.

[sledgehammer]

No probs - 

 

try to get a belt - cheaper than recovery

[SNOWDEN1974]

yeh tell me about it... only problem being fly on hols for two weeks tomorrow night and its taken me forever to find a garage semi local that can work on a mini... everyone other garage doesn't seem to no what there doing unless they can plug it into a computer!!

 

stress just before hols.. not needed... bottle of red now. and feet up!! while i swear repeatedly!! thx though... just need to be told kind of what i already knew.. which is very little 

[Ethel]

You could probably manage 3 or 4 miles with no belt if you took it steady. Any garage ought to be up to fitting a fan belt. even Halfords. Though you could do it yourself in half an hour with just 2 or 3 spanners.

[sledgehammer]

You could probably manage 3 or 4 miles with no belt if you took it steady. Any garage ought to be up to fitting a fan belt. even Halfords. Though you could do it yourself in half an hour with just 2 or 3 spanners.

 

problem is , he lives in Watford according to sig - Id give it a mile in that location before it boils in this weather