Dear forum members,

Before i bed mouth the S. belts,

Some facts,

Had a S. belt for a year or so, 2145 Continental, no problem,

Few weeks ago, my alternator pulley was loose, ripped the S. belt,

Engine over heated, for 2 minute, went off the freeway,

Than towed the car home,

Got a alternator from Na**,

But new S. belt, Continental, made in Romania,Made noise,

Got 2145 S. belt, Continental, same label, on the belt printed, Made in France,

Put the belt, No noise for 5 days,

Thinking of putting a pulley with a clutch, On the alternator,

From a VW Jeta 2006,

Replace the tensioner and idler pulley.

What car are you working on? The Jetta? Or is the belt or alternator from the Jetta?

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1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Address the tensioner pivot, pulley, spring, and shock. Ignore it and the belt will be the least of your problems. The serpentine belt should last for many years, at least as long as a V-belt if not longer.

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Current stable:
1995 E320 149K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 120K (SLoL)

Black Sheep:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

2145mm belt suggests a 603.

it is 300SDL 1987 ,388,000 on the odometer, no blowby,