Note the belt ,1 only ,fitted to my 2004 landau ...and after ordering seized a/c compressor came with belt >
The belt sent was marked on belt with the same length in mm as the original factory one that had snapped >
After a lot of head scratching ,and the belt wandering over the crank pulley lip ,the supplier checked against the vin number and assured it was the correct length.
Oh yes it was marked the same as the snapped 1, in mm BUT BUT after a lot of overnight thoughts my friend measured the snapped one and it was shorter by 8cm than marked >
Conclusion -- we think that the correct but wrongly marked belt has been fitted on engine build at factory ,and subsequently all suppliers think that this incorrect length as marked wrongly, is the right one .SO just measure and dont accept what 3 suppliers told my friend ,and order by length the correct one ,not the one the vin confirms !!
The belt sent was marked on belt with the same length in mm as the original factory one that had snapped >
After a lot of head scratching ,and the belt wandering over the crank pulley lip ,the supplier checked against the vin number and assured it was the correct length.
Oh yes it was marked the same as the snapped 1, in mm BUT BUT after a lot of overnight thoughts my friend measured the snapped one and it was shorter by 8cm than marked >
Conclusion -- we think that the correct but wrongly marked belt has been fitted on engine build at factory ,and subsequently all suppliers think that this incorrect length as marked wrongly, is the right one .SO just measure and dont accept what 3 suppliers told my friend ,and order by length the correct one ,not the one the vin confirms !!