2001 V40 serpentine belt question

wesacosa · Jan 4th, 2020, 17:56

Hi all
Just received my replacement serpentine belt in the post today, Dayco 6DPK1840, which is supposedly for my 2001 2.0 petrol 40. Width and length look ok, and has 6 rkbs on both sites. However as you can see from the attached photo the old belt on the right is rubber with deep grooves but the new belt on the left seems to have shallower grooves and has a kind of furry finish! Does this look correct. I offered it up to the alternator pulley and it seemed to sit ok on it but as you can see it does look very different in terms of material and groove size
Cheers
Wes

magnuz · Jan 5th, 2020, 11:34

If it sits ok in the grooves of the pulley, then it should be ok.
The old belt will have probably started off looking like the new one, but has worn down to a shiny, smooth appearance ?

P156KWJ · Jan 5th, 2020, 19:27

New belts are generally a lot duller finish, looks okay from here!

wesacosa · Jan 5th, 2020, 19:58

Cheers. I spoke to someone who works with automotive belts and apparently its some kind of anti squeal coating

Jan 5th, 2020, 19:27	#3
P156KWJ Senior Member Last Online: Nov 6th, 2022 16:57 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Nottingham	New belts are generally a lot duller finish, looks okay from here! __________________ Present: 2002 C70 2.0T, 2003 Saab 9-5 3.0 V6 TiD Past: 2002 S40 1.9D, 2002 S40 2.0T, 2004 S40 1.8, 2002 & 2004 V40 1.9D, 2006 Saab 9-5 2.3t Various other French and Italian boxes

Jan 5th, 2020, 11:34	#2
magnuz Ancient Last Online: Apr 23rd, 2024 20:31 Join Date: May 2012 Location: chesterfield	If it sits ok in the grooves of the pulley, then it should be ok. The old belt will have probably started off looking like the new one, but has worn down to a shiny, smooth appearance ?

Jan 5th, 2020, 19:58	#4
wesacosa New Member Last Online: Apr 6th, 2021 19:39 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: LONDON	Cheers. I spoke to someone who works with automotive belts and apparently its some kind of anti squeal coating

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