intermittent knocking charger noise ??

scotsjohn · September 06, 2011, 11:56:44 AM

1000mm belts are still around, but as Pete says, hard to find. Beeline Engineering products list a 1000mm Gates belt which is quality and BearingBoys offer one by Medway who I've never heard of for not a lot of money. Having said that, these belts are all manufactured to an ISO, so should be OK.

PeteG40 · September 06, 2011, 12:01:32 PM

its not 1000 belts - these dont fit with PSD kits in my experience, 1016 or 1024 belts are the b1tch to get hold of!

scotsjohn · September 06, 2011, 01:03:02 PM

I've got a 1000mm belt of unknown make that runs just fine, from local supplier. Got it when the 1040 was too long for the charger/intercooler pipe but solved that problem before the smaller belt arrived.

PeteG40 · September 06, 2011, 01:39:10 PM

john - runs fine on a psd kit? or are yours german steel ones?

scotsjohn · September 06, 2011, 03:24:21 PM

An alloy phase 2 psd kit Pete. Tooth profile is the same curvilinear as the 1040 Conti I'm using. I'll have a word with the supplier and see what make it is . Can't see why it wouldn't work though as every thing's just a multiple of the 8mm pitch. It did cost about £20 iirc.

PeteG40 · September 06, 2011, 03:33:19 PM

fair dos... weird as when i tried a 1000 8m on mine it was miles too small with a psd kit! think they must be arange of varying factors (charger piping, alternator setting etc etc)

Thomas · September 06, 2011, 03:44:26 PM

Heres a list of cars with belts that should work i reccon.
Alternator belt OEM 9.5X1000 MM
Ford Granada
Ford Sierra
Mercedes 190
Mercedes 190E
Mercedes 230CE
Mercedes 230E
Opel Vectra
Saab 900
Fiat 127
Ford Taunus
Mercedes 200T
Opel Omega
Saab 99

Alternator belt OEM 9.5X1025 MM
BMW 316i
BMW 318i
Citroen Visa
Citroen XM
Saab 95
Saab 96
BMW 518i
Opel Omega

PeteG40 · September 08, 2011, 07:26:52 AM

those alternator belts will be V belts wont they? not toothed belts??? as toothed belts are 20mm wide and 8mm toothed pitch

however where did you get that info from? would be interesting to know!

G40supercharged · September 08, 2011, 08:53:28 AM

You could swap the fixed G40 alternator arm for a normal MK3 Polo adjustable one. I think it has a toothed adjustment on it so it would also be easier to set the belt tension using the alternator rather than the charger.