Buy a guard for the Auxilliay belt!!

I've learned the hard way today...mangled engine!
I wont drive another mile without one in place in the future

Oh no, sorry to hear that- sounds expensive!

did you serviced the belts and cleaned the pulleys?
rust and dirt unbalance the pulleys

Opppps not a good thing to hear !

Sorry to hear that, horrible luck

Has the engine been opened up to confirm the extent of the damage?

When were the aux belts and tensioners last changed?

We have a member of the-collective, in a similar position.

But where to source one?

I bounced it off FIAT last week, and then wanted £123 for the complete arch-liner (available,from Italy).

A request in PARTS WANTED on here, has drawn a blank..

And eBay seems conspicuously absent of cars-breaking...

I think the OP may be referring to the pulley guard which to the best of my knowledge was developed by JBT.....

oh sorry-

you mean the mechanical part which prevents the belts leaving the pulley..?

That's what I understood....

There'll be a guard for that too

(I wish I could get a google-translate for your jokes...)