Engine Spares

Belt & tensioner

V-ribbed and fan belts, tensioners and tensioner shock absorbers. Measure the old belt or send its number and we'll match it.

A new ribbed drive belt coiled in a loop, with a tensioner pulley resting inside it

What to send us

The number stamped on the old part is the quickest route. If it has worn off, the engine or genset model and serial number usually gets us there. Photos help more than descriptions.

We cross-check whatever you send against the OEM catalogue and confirm the match with you before anything ships.

About this range

An automatic tensioner keeps a fixed load on the drive belt through a spring and a damper, so the belt stays tight as it wears and as the engine warms. When the spring weakens or the pulley bearing dries out, belt tension falls away.

You hear it before you see it. A squeal on start-up, a belt that glazes or frays along one edge, a tensioner arm that flutters at idle instead of sitting still, or a pulley that feels rough when you turn it by hand with the belt off. A belt that keeps going in service is usually telling you about the tensioner rather than the belt.

Belts are matched by length, width and rib count, so either send the number printed on the belt or measure the old one. Tensioner shock absorbers are a separate item on the larger engines and we list those too.