Belt Advice please

Hi All,
Got a Discovery 300tdi. Vin no : -----TA171823. I want to replace both "vee belts" but am confused about which ones I need.
There's a big one which does Crankshaft, Alternator, Water Pump, Fan and Steering Pump, and a second smaller width for the Air Con.
Could anyone give me the correct part numbers please.
Many thanks.
David.

DevonDavid said:

Hi All,
Got a Discovery 300tdi. Vin no : -----TA171823. I want to replace both "vee belts" but am confused about which ones I need.
There's a big one which does Crankshaft, Alternator, Water Pump, Fan and Steering Pump, and a second smaller width for the Air Con.
Could anyone give me the correct part numbers please.
Many thanks.
David.

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Hi David, with that VIN number, your belts should be flat not a V and the part numbers are:

Serpentine belt for alternator etc: ERR5911 Serpentine Belt 300TDI from MA163104 (WEB EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL OFFER)

Aircon belt I couldn't find, sorry.

Cheers and good luck

Dave

Off the top of my head the aircon belt is ERR2215

Thanks for that - I thought those numbers were probably correct, but Paddocks list several others some of which seem to depend on VIN numbers and some which don't.
Yes - they ARE flat belts - I just haven't adjusted to the proper modern vocabulary yet. Serpentine is a big pond in London as far as I'm concerned.
Cheers,
David.

DevonDavid said:

Thanks for that - I thought those numbers were probably correct, but Paddocks list several others some of which seem to depend on VIN numbers and some which don't.
Yes - they ARE flat belts - I just haven't adjusted to the proper modern vocabulary yet. Serpentine is a big pond in London as far as I'm concerned.
Cheers,
David.

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I like that David - very good.

I think you'll find that the other VIN-related belts are actually timing belts, a different and wonderful thing, which you will become accustomed to, soon.

Incidently, when you come to change the alternator serpentine belt, if I may advise you, take off the plastic top cover of the radiator which will expose the fan. Using a viscous fan spanner (about a £5 from Halfords) and turn anticlockwise to undo and take off - it gives loads more room to work. If it doesn't want to come undone (not unusuall) give the spanner a sharp tap and that usually breaks the hold.

Then, using a long-handled ratchet and appropriate socket, lever the spring-loaded idler away from the belt, by turning it anti-clockwise and whilst you have it levered away, lift-off the old belt, noting how it is threaded around the various pulleys. Putting the new one on is the same in reverse.

It's a lot easier to do than to describe, should only take 5-10 mins.

Cheers and good luck

Dave

Cheers for now

Dave

The ac belt is ERR2215 Belt-polyvee air conditioning compressor, in LR speek.
U 'should' find the part no. printed on the existing belt.

So the 300tdi has two Serpentine belts where as the V8 has one to drive every thing.

""It's a lot easier to do than to describe, should only take 5-10 mins.""

Pull the other one biglad, u need arms like Popeye to move the idlar pully, it tool me several attempts and the job took 1/2 an hour.

Land Rover say replace the belt/s every five years, I've just replaced mine and that was after ten years, it had cracks on the grooved side but the Haynes book states thats normal.

discool said:

The ac belt is ERR2215 Belt-polyvee air conditioning compressor, in LR speek.
U 'should' find the part no. printed on the existing belt.

So the 300tdi has two Serpentine belts where as the V8 has one to drive every thing.

""It's a lot easier to do than to describe, should only take 5-10 mins.""

Pull the other one biglad, u need arms like Popeye to move the idlar pully, it tool me several attempts and the job took 1/2 an hour.

Land Rover say replace the belt/s every five years, I've just replaced mine and that was after ten years, it had cracks on the grooved side but the Haynes book states thats normal.

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I must say that I don't particularly have arms like Popeye, but I believe I did say "using a long-handled ratchet and appropriate socket"

Mine doesn't have aircon so I can't speak from experience on that matter.


Anyway, the most important thing is that you got it done.

Cheers
Dave