Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Im really hoping someone can help as this is driving me crazy.

I have a Citroen Dispatch 2 with the DV6 16.HDI engine.
Cam belt broke and it dmaged the rockers and Cam.

New cam and rockers installed and all timed up. Took it out for a test drive and its perfect, however the moment I install the Auxiliary belt the car refuses to start!
If i take the belt back off it runs fine.
Does anyone have any ideas of what it could be? Its not the crank sensor as it runs fine with the fan belt off and its definitely not the timing.

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Re: Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Do you mean it won't turn over or turns over but won't fire up?
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Re: Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Check that something is not seized on the aux belt route - PAS pump / Alternator / tensioner.
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Re: Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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It turns over, but it wont fire up. it will almost catches, but then nothing.
Pas it not seize, new water pump turns freely as does the alternaltor.
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Re: Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Try unpluging the small sensing wire from the back of the alternator and trying it
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Re: Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Ammendment, took the aux belt back off, and it still wont start. was starting perfectly well until i fitted the aux belt.
as before, it turns over fine, almost fires but doesnt.. double checked timing, all ok
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Re: Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Is this a stretch belt? Did you turn it backwards when fitting?
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Re: Car will not start with the Fan belt installed

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Solved: When fitting the Aux belt it must have moved the Crank position sensor slighty. re-adjusted the sensor and all fine.
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