M50 belt help

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ed325i
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Post Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:54 pm

I dont need the pas pump on my m50 engine as my car has a manual rack.
The thing is the belt will be to long so is there away around this ?
Can I use the pullys from a m20 so I can use a m20 fan belt ?

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Post Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:15 pm

No chance of using M20 pulleys.
Remove the pump, measure how long a new belt needs to be with some string then go to halfrauds
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Post Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:44 pm

I will have a look at what they have.
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Post Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:44 pm

Found out you use a 1415mm 6 - rib belt just need to find one.
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Post Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:47 pm

I have removed the pas pump.
will it be ok to fit the belt like this ?

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Post Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:02 pm

no,it will hurt your hand :) only joking.i dont think enough belt is round the crank and youve also missed the tensioner.see if it will go around the top of the crank from the left,round the tensioner,back round the water pump.