Timing belts, Whos is better??

[Huw Powell]

> Thanks, Conti it is.
> Question: My Bentley says that my V-belts, AC,PS,ALT/WP should be 9.5mm,
> 9.5mm and 12.5mm. But the replacement parts (Conti), listed for my eng. are
> 0.5mm larger, ie; 10,10 and 12 (0.5mm smaller). Is this going to cause a
> problem?

I'm not going to stick my neck out and say "no," but what makes the 
Conti belt work right is the angle of the "V" fitting properly.  I 
suspect the 0.5 mm width difference will make less difference than 
having an "inch sized" belt with the wrong V profile... but I would get 
a second, informed opinion on this before taking my guess for gospel!

This info is based on experience with the 5 cyl, by the way, it probably 
applies to your (V-6?) as well.

-- 
Huw Powell

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