R ichard Member 75 Member For: 3y 1m 24d Posted 07/02/22 05:06 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 05:06 AM hi guys last night I'm was driving in town and had to hard swerve to avoid hitting a cat on the road, 10 sec after that I lost power steering so drove home with was only a min away, just as I got home the temp gauge hit max and there was a battery error on screen which im getting is because the belt came off, reckon a new belt will be all that's needed or do you think I might of damaged the engine or water pump etc, in hind sight I should of pulled over when it happen, will get a new belt tomorrow and get a mate to help me change it but just thought id ask you guys on your opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,303 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/02/22 05:21 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 05:21 AM Don't worry too much, just replace the belt and see if it behaves normally afterwards. A minute of driving won't overheat your car considerably or damage it enough to cause lasting damage by overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat007 Member 234 Member For: 5y 7m 20d Posted 07/02/22 05:48 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 05:48 AM Don't worry too much, just replace the belt and see if it behaves normally afterwards. A minute of driving won't overheat your car considerably or damage it enough to cause lasting damage by overheating.Just replace the belt? Did you look at the picture?Water pump is shagged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,128 Member For: 9y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 07/02/22 05:56 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 05:56 AM Yerp that pulley has pulled it's last pull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,303 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/02/22 05:59 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 05:59 AM 11 minutes ago, cat007 said: Just replace the belt? Did you look at the picture? Water pump is shagged. well you can't tell from a photo for sure whether a pulley is stuffed (even though it looks like it in that photo). Just replace the relevant pulleys along with the belt if they are making noises or feel "grindy" when you turn them by hand. Easy to do while the belt is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,128 Member For: 9y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 07/02/22 06:14 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 06:14 AM Look at the water pump @k31th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R ichard Member 75 Member For: 3y 1m 24d Posted 07/02/22 06:17 AM Author Share Posted 07/02/22 06:17 AM this the correct water pump for a FG xr6 turbo? https://www.repco.co.nz/en/parts-service/cooling/water-pumps/true-flow-water-pump-with-pulley-heavy-duty-bearings-seals-oem-quality-2-year-warranty-tf2079p/p/A1262162?kwSearch=shop_this_vehicle think your right the pully for the water pump is f*&$ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,303 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/02/22 06:17 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 06:17 AM 3 minutes ago, Puffwagon said: Look at the water pump @k31th yeah, I can see it... the pulley looks rusty/wonky for the water pump... but you can't see the internals of it to see if it's actually broken, but it would explain the over-heating issue, but surely the OP would have noticed the heat issues before it forced the belt to fail haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,128 Member For: 9y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 07/02/22 06:21 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 06:21 AM (edited) Water pump failed, belt got thrown, car overheated. All of that happened within a couple of minutes. You might get away with pressing a new steel pulley onto it, but for the price of a new pump you wouldn't bother. Edit: Yes the actual pump internals might still be ok. Edited 07/02/22 06:26 AM by Puffwagon Just cos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,128 Member For: 9y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 07/02/22 06:28 AM Share Posted 07/02/22 06:28 AM 10 minutes ago, R ichard said: this the correct water pump for a FG xr6 turbo? I used this in my 700+kw build and it was fine. Only cost $55 too! https://www.golebysparts.com.au/products/barra-6cyl-engine-gmb-water-pump-turbo-and-non-turbo-w2079p?_pos=22&_sid=e1f297a9c&_ss=r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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