My Belt decides to rip and get caught in my radiator fan.

Impervious · 04-17-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by theinfamousdrew

Just got off the phone with my SA,
They are replacing the pulley, the belt, and the freaking SUBFRAME!

Also they are going to look into my carbon build up for me.

Wow, glad they're taking care of it. How long will it be out of commission? Also, how bad do you think the carbon buildup is? I'm at 43k and I don't feel as if I can really tell.

Colt · 04-17-2012, 10:15 PM

Kind of afraid of this. Any way to look at the belt to notice ripping or anything of the sort? (from a lift a least). My warranty is up in June (model 2008).

AWCR1MC · 03-27-2013, 08:47 PM

Bumping an old thread....having the same problem with my car.

Belt shredded on me while I was on the highway. Took it to my mechanic...he had to replace the tensioner pulley, and two other pulleys because of the damaged the belt did when it shredded.

I get the car back and two days later it happens again. Luckily I was right down the block from my mechanic, so I brought it right in. They took it all apart and said the good news is nothing was damaged.....now we're trying to figure out what is causing the belt to shred. Did anyone ever figure this out? My mechanic has already ruled out the possibility of it rubbing against the subframe, but can't tell me what is doing it.

omerfar23 · 06-23-2013, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DV135i

Bumping an old thread....having the same problem with my car.

Belt shredded on me while I was on the highway. Took it to my mechanic...he had to replace the tensioner pulley, and two other pulleys because of the damaged the belt did when it shredded.

I get the car back and two days later it happens again. Luckily I was right down the block from my mechanic, so I brought it right in. They took it all apart and said the good news is nothing was damaged.....now we're trying to figure out what is causing the belt to shred. Did anyone ever figure this out? My mechanic has already ruled out the possibility of it rubbing against the subframe, but can't tell me what is doing it.

I know I am responding to an old thread, but the N54 have known "belt making contact with subframe" issue. it is a design flaw.

Dackelone · 11-20-2015, 04:14 PM

Any updates on this? Or was this just a bunch of guys who were drag racing/launching their cars and got some brutal axle hop to cause the belt to contact the front subframe - causing the belt/crankshaft pulley to be damaged. ?

dtla1 · 11-20-2015, 05:31 PM

I thought I had seen at least one recent thread where someone reported this happened to them within the last year, I'll have to do a quick search.

Found it... Looks like no clear answer there either: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...1063860&page=2

Rodzilla · 11-27-2015, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

Any updates on this? Or was this just a bunch of guys who were drag racing/launching their cars and got some brutal axle hop to cause the belt to contact the front subframe - causing the belt/crankshaft pulley to be damaged. ?

From what I remember, there was a bulletin for the serpentine belt. They replaced the belts and pulleys as well as the shroud fan and front axle support. Probably from launching our cars lol.

Lmaiuri · 11-27-2015, 01:07 PM

Isn't it fucking great when you lose power steering completely? Between this belt snapping on me and the fuel pump shitting out during a particularly tedious stretch of road (mountains of West Virginia on a 45 degree grade), I've almost lost my life twice.

Edit: I've never launched my car.

The Wind Breezes · 11-27-2015, 06:04 PM

Does the N55 have this issue with belts?

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AWCR1MC Private First Class 11 Rep 89 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	Bumping an old thread....having the same problem with my car. Belt shredded on me while I was on the highway. Took it to my mechanic...he had to replace the tensioner pulley, and two other pulleys because of the damaged the belt did when it shredded. I get the car back and two days later it happens again. Luckily I was right down the block from my mechanic, so I brought it right in. They took it all apart and said the good news is nothing was damaged.....now we're trying to figure out what is causing the belt to shred. Did anyone ever figure this out? My mechanic has already ruled out the possibility of it rubbing against the subframe, but can't tell me what is doing it.
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Dackelone European Editor 10589 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	Any updates on this? Or was this just a bunch of guys who were drag racing/launching their cars and got some brutal axle hop to cause the belt to contact the front subframe - causing the belt/crankshaft pulley to be damaged. ? __________________ Dackel's European Delivery Museum Guide
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dtla1 Colonel 828 Rep 2,232 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, Space Grey Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Silicon Valley iTrader: (2)	I thought I had seen at least one recent thread where someone reported this happened to them within the last year, I'll have to do a quick search. Found it... Looks like no clear answer there either: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...1063860&page=2
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Lmaiuri Second Lieutenant 64 Rep 256 Posts Drives: 13' Sapphire Black M5 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Annapolis, Maryland iTrader: (0)	Isn't it fucking great when you lose power steering completely? Between this belt snapping on me and the fuel pump shitting out during a particularly tedious stretch of road (mountains of West Virginia on a 45 degree grade), I've almost lost my life twice. Edit: I've never launched my car.
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The Wind Breezes Lieutenant Colonel 912 Rep 1,850 Posts Drives: 135i N55 DCT Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Does the N55 have this issue with belts?
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