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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: terry paget on 21 May 2019, 20:44:32

Title: Rover Streetwise auxiliary belt
Post by: terry paget on 21 May 2019, 20:44:32

MOT tester pointed out to me that the auxiliary belt looked frayed and about to fail, he advised me to change it. I agreed with him. However, when I came to order a new belt online, I find the belt depends whether or not the car has air conditioning - this car has. How do I obtain the correct belt?

Title: Re: Rover Streetwise auxiliary belt
Post by: dave the builder on 21 May 2019, 22:10:46

measure the old one or go (with the car) to a decent local motor factors and ask them to check  :y

Title: Re: Rover Streetwise auxiliary belt
Post by: Nick W on 21 May 2019, 22:16:59

Or you could check the existing belt for marks, just like you would on an Omega; a V6 belt is a 6PK 2020, which tells a supplier everything they need to know to provide a new one - they don't go by what it's fitted to.

Title: Re: Rover Streetwise auxiliary belt
Post by: terry paget on 22 May 2019, 07:46:48

Thank you gentlemen; both good suggestions. Whenever I go to my local parts factor, all he wants is the registration number for parts. I will try that first.

Title: Re: Rover Streetwise auxiliary belt
Post by: TD on 22 May 2019, 07:56:39

If its got AC then you need the longer belt!  :y

Title: Re: Rover Streetwise auxiliary belt
Post by: TheBoy on 22 May 2019, 17:34:40

Fairly certain all the later (post 2000) K series take same length belt, only varies if it has a/c.

Any factor should be able to supply with just a "A/C?" Y/N question.