Thread: What did you do to / for your E53 today??
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Old 05-07-2014, 10:25 AM
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AC belt was worn and did not want to drive to Classic BMW in Plano for part, checked the Gates Belts online application chart, showed PN K050405. Went to auto parts store local and counter person looked it up to find the same PN. After getting the belt and installing (with tensoner adjusted full tension) it was loose. Drove to Classic BMW, got the 507-626 ContiBelt, works fine.

Compared the 2 belts and the ContiBelt is shorter then the Gates belt by 1/2".

Gates Corp gets a MAJOR FAIL for having an item application listed online and at the retail level that won't work! Hey Gates, get your head out.
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