2005 cooper s fan belt

[beanie1983]

hello.

can anyone tell me how to change the fan belt on a cooper s 2005? whats the easiest way to do it? its pretty tight under the bonnet

Cheers

[mad4mini]

Hya mate
you tend to need the special tool to fit these belts due to there being no space under there and the way that the tensioners have been designed, we tryed to make something to do the job but didnt have any sucsess so we ended up buying a special tool

[beanie1983]

mad4mini said:

Hya mate
you tend to need the special tool to fit these belts due to there being no space under there and the way that the tensioners have been designed, we tryed to make something to do the job but didnt have any sucsess so we ended up buying a special tool

ahh crap, looks like ill be sending it to a garage then.

cheers for your help