E36 238i serpentine belt

[ron]

Hi all new to this so hope Im in right place and doing this right

Im going to change the fan belts, has any one got any pic's or diagrams to show on here of the correct fitting/rotation etc , and is it possible to do without removing the viscose fan and shroud would be very grateful if anyone would put a full frontal pic of the belts in situ on here

Many thanks

[VMZ]

It's fairly easy and yes you can do it with the fan and shroud in place.

Here's two how to's
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techart ... cement.htm
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... ?t=1284446
Just skip the fan removal step on the second one.

Belt routing.
http://www.bimmerwerkz.com/forum/attach ... leys-1.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/ ... gramsm.jpg

[jitsjaf2009]

Very nice tutotrial. Appreciate you sharing all this.

[ron]

I did do mine at that time thought it would be tricky hence the question on here but all i did was made a little drawing and just did it. It was surprisingly simple much much easier than the old cars where you had to loosen the alternator or dynamo then re adjust it all again taking lumps off your knuckles in the process, so all I can say is Easy Peasy lemon squeezy