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01-20-2018, 02:11 PM | #24 |
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Anybody got video for this? I'm especially interested in seeing removal of the fan.
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01-17-2019, 08:11 AM | #25 |
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I just did this job on my MY 2013 with 88k miles. Ordered all the parts from FCP Euro which was the belt and the tensioner/pulley kit. I initially tried to pull the fan out to give myself more clearance to work but didn't want to mess with trying to figure out why the driver's side of the fan was hanging up. So all the work was done with the fan in place. While it's tight, it is doable. Having some specialty tools also came in handy such as the serpentine belt tool I bought a long time ago which is a long breaker bar style tool that is very thin to allow better access.
The below pics are shots of the old belt and the routing as best I could do. I sketched out the routing on paper and will do a clean drawing later. I know there is a N55 belt routing diagram floating around on the forum somewhere. I'll just do one and put it here. The below pic is of the tensioner. You'll need a Torx 60 to unload tension to get the belt off. The spot you'll insert the Torx 60 is the red box. To unload tension you have to push to the right towards the driver's side. The green box highlights the bolt which holds the tensioner to the engine block. You have to pop off the plastic cover over the pulley to gain access. Make sure you put your free hand below the pulley as that cover is going to fall down the engine bay. That bolt requires a Torx 50. If you also notice, the ribbing of this pulley. It is not ribbed. It's the rubber/material from the belt over time deposited on the pulley. I make note of this because I thought I got the wrong part when the new one was smooth. Rubbing the surface of the old pulley wiped away the "ribbing". Interesting BMW opted to not make this pulley ribbed. Here is a pic of the tensioner removed and the area of the block where the tensioner mounts. Here is a pic of one of the idler pulleys which I replaced with a new one from the kit. It's marked off with the green box. You can see above it I had already installed the new tensioner and I marked off in red the install pin. Again the pulleys have a cover over the bolt which needs to be popped off. The bolts holding the pulleys require the same Torx 50. Here is a pic of the top idler pulley removed. I marked off where it mounts to the engine block in red. The other idler pulley below the one you just removed is marked off in green. Here are all the old replaced parts. Of note, once you get everything bolted on and you're ready to install the belt, pull the install pin out of the tensioner. You won't be able to unload the pulley which applies tension to the belt enough with it in place to get the belt installed. |
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01-17-2019, 08:57 PM | #26 |
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Forgot to also mention, you need a Torx 20 to unscrew the screws which secures the air intake to the core support. There are 4 of these screws.
Below is the belt routing I made up for the N55. Pulley sizes and location relative to each other and on the engine is not exact. |
01-18-2019, 03:38 PM | #27 |
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I install the Belt last week and I did not remove the fan.
There is a video on how to remove the fan from Bavaria I think. I can tell you that there are 2 clips that are holding the fan from the bottom of the intercooler. I did not discover this when I was doing my OFHG but found it during coolant flush. You have to unclip them before you can pull the fan out. If you remove the plastic covering under |
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01-18-2019, 04:26 PM | #28 |
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I figured as much. But I am glad I didn't have to deal with having to pull the fan out regardless. And from what I can tell, the heavy duty fan I have as part of the PPK2 is a bit thicker than the normal 135i fan.
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01-21-2019, 05:17 PM | #29 |
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Any tricks to get the service pin out? I have everything set up and for the life of me can not pull that pin out to put tension back on belt. Any help appreciated thanks!
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Were you able to load the belt with the pin in? I couldn't. I had to get the pin pulled out as the pin was not allowing me to push the breaker bar enough to get the belt over the last pulley. |
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05-23-2019, 11:35 AM | #31 |
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Serpantine Bypass A/C and PS pump belt length?
Does anyone by chance know what size serpentine belt would be needed to bypass the PS and A/C on the 135i N55 ( or other N55B30A with similar pensioner and pulley layout?
I'm replacing my tensioner and pulleys and A/C over running pulley and have a new PS pump and PS pulley as well to go on, but would like a quick way to verify where noise is coming from. Running the engine without a belt, she runs great. the noises I'm getting when cold until temps are over 200'F I expect will be addressed by tensioner, deflection and Alternator pulley. While I am in there I will use a string to measure what length will work for bypassing the other two "non essential" pumps. Basically I'm trying to have a good tool and info to debug and track down noises. Picking up a $15 belt to swap on that can bypass some makes it much easier to determine the noise, plus in a bad situation pinch, it's nice to have an option such as bypassing the PS pump while parts are on order. So I'll be measuring soon, but wanted to see if anyone else might have measured or used a belt shorter than the 7 groove 1860mm or 1855mm for testing/bypassing? Side note: would some dyno queens or performance oriented builds not benefit from removing the bottom deflector pulley and running a belt direct between the tensioner, Alternator, one deflector and to the crank? I know it's minimal, but on track/strip, it's just two less bits getting spun around and worn out and eating up horsepower.
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06-22-2019, 06:14 PM | #32 |
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Just wanted to let y'all know, y'all saved me when my serpentine belt broke 100 miles from home, at 8pm.
The belt was shredded after a tight, full lock turn (I know, I know). I was in unfamiliar territory, and was 30 minutes away from the closest parts store. Y'all helped me figure out which tools I needed to get just to replace the belt, which really are just a T20 (and a handle) for the intake bits, a T60 for the tensioner, and a breaker bar to attach to the T60. I'll likely swap the pulleys and tensioners once I maintain the coming system, but they seem fine for now. Anyway, if there is one thing I can contribute to this post, it's this: you can totally replace your serpentine belt in the dark in less than 30 minutes. Disclaimer: it took me 2 hours and 200 dollars. 30 minutes diagnosing and research, 1 hour of Uber rides (totaled about 100 dollars) and shopping, 5 minutes of complaining, and then the rest is repair. The belt only cost 40 bucks with a 3 year warranty 🤷🏻*♂️ Thanks guys, I look forward to future discussions |
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2011 135i I was driving on freeway behind big semi, a piece of it’s tire flew into front bumper and I ran it over. I bought it used and it didn’t have bottom plastic cover on it. It immediately lost power steering and pulled over and pulled belt out and a few pieces that were shredded and got towed home. Ordered
new belt and pulleys, as I was putting belt on I noticed the power steering pump was loose. After getting under the car I saw two of the three bolts were missing. When I went to replace the third in back that goes into oil pan, I realized it was sheered off flat in oil pan. BMW has quoted $875 to remove bolt, I’m trying to decide now if I’ll pay or do it myself. Does anyone know what these BMW Power Steering Pump ASA Bolt (M10X35) - Genuine BMW 22116769558 are made of? Steel, Stainless Steel or aluminum like oil pan bolts. This may determine if I try to drill and remove myself. 2011 135i DCT 78,000 miles |
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