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Originally Posted by Josh1a1h
Mate
You suffered the belt issue which resulted in you needing a new engine right?
When my car went it for warranty work for oil leaks... i asked them to look for a squeeking in the engine bay.
They said the main belt had a massive split in it. They changed it (not under warranty as it is a maintenance item)...but is it true... that there is only one belt which does all the work? Was this the one belt you were talking about which perished and got sucked into your engine?
EDIT
This is the Serpentine belt right?
And by the way it cost me £220 inc vat from BMW... £40 for the part... the rest labout
CHeers
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Yep the serpentine belt got sucked into the front of the engine through the crank seal.
Good thing they replaced the belt as it is starting to get common now on all n5x engines. IMO belt life on these is on average 60k and should be changed before that.
£180 labour just to change the aux belt??? Has the squeaking gone? Could be one of the pulleys or tensioners on the belt.