Timing belts, Whos is better??

[Al S]

Now Hugh don't insult a little I-4 by calling it a v-6, but thanks for the
info.I agree that the "V" is most important. Equal pressure from both sides
keeps the pulley going around.
Al
'90 80 non-Q
-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:12 PM
To: Al S
Cc: Quattro
Subject: Re: Timing belts, Whos is better??


> 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.

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Huw Powell

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