need an alternator belt

[slownslurious]

My car threw the alt. belt today and the old one is chewed up pretty bad, I know everyone says "just take it in and they will match it up" but the parts stores here in town are really horrible so I'd like to have a car they can look up. Will the ca18de pulsar or the ca18et 200sx belts work, or what?I searched this for a while and turned up a lot of semi useful information but no direct answer to my question. I found the nissan parts numbers in the sticky but the parts store can't look them up.

[c-rad]

My car threw the alt. belt today and the old one is chewed up pretty bad, I know everyone says "just take it in and they will match it up" but the parts stores here in town are really horrible so I'd like to have a car they can look up. Will the ca18de pulsar or the ca18et 200sx belts work, or what?I searched this for a while and turned up a lot of semi useful information but no direct answer to my question. I found the nissan parts numbers in the sticky but the parts store can't look them up.

Did you look in the sticky at the top?

[slownslurious]

I did, it doesn't have a model listed for the belts. It has the nissan part numbers, which the parts store (autozone napa etc) cannot look up, as I explained in my post if you would have read it. 4pk855 is the nissan part number but parts stores can't look up nissan part numbers.

[GoofyATX240]

4pk855 is usually what tells the size of it. Just take a string, and measure the string going around the pullies. Take it in theyll match it up. Even if they are incompetent im pretty sure they can match the size up.

[c-rad]

I did, it doesn't have a model listed for the belts. It has the nissan part numbers, which the parts store (autozone napa etc) cannot look up, as I explained in my post if you would have read it. 4pk855 is the nissan part number but parts stores can't look up nissan part numbers.

4PK855 is NOT the part number, it is the size (4 ribs, 855mm in length). That is what I used at Advance and they looked it up no problem. Also, NAPA uses it for cross-reference too.

[slownslurious]

ribbed, for her pleasure.

ok, well I'll try it. we will see how it works out.

[UMS_CA18DET]

go to NAPA and ask for this part number.

"K040335"

If you go to place like Advance and ask for 4pk855 you'll get the right belt but its poor quality and isn't like the OEM belt.

When you ask for "K040335" make sure its GATES. Gates is the company that makes belts for most car Manufactures including Nissan. "K040335" is the part number for Gates which is Micro-V Belt the proper belt.

[slownslurious]

well I am kind of restricted to the stores within a mile or so of where my car is broke down at... autozone, as predicted, didn't know what to do with the part number and couldn't locate a belt matching my description (or any of the part numbers in the sticky) but carquest got me one that is 4 rib and 855 mm so hopefully once my class lets out I can try to get my car running to get me home. then maybe I'll think about whether I want to try and find the gates ones.. napas are few and far between here for some reason.but thanks everyone.

[c-rad]

go to NAPA and ask for this part number.

"K040335"

If you go to place like Advance and ask for 4pk855 you'll get the right belt but its poor quality and isn't like the OEM belt.

When you ask for "K040335" make sure its GATES. Gates is the company that makes belts for most car Manufactures including Nissan. "K040335" is the part number for Gates which is Micro-V Belt the proper belt.

I got a Dayco polycog belt from Advance. Those are pretty good belts.

[UMS_CA18DET]

I'm sure they're good but when I looked at it I just wasnt pleased so I just went back to Gates.

[Swedish Mike]

I got a Dayco polycog belt from Advance. Those are pretty good belts.

Yeah, Dayco are good stuff too. All Mitsubishi incl cam belt are Dayco, pretty sure many Jap cars use them as stock.

/Mike

[slownslurious]

oh btw after checking out my belt I realized it is a gates micro V (ie car quest "green line") so for $12 and considering they had it in stock and could actually find it I was pretty pleased. The only problem was that even after moving the alt. in its extreme tightest position I still had to stretch the belt with a crowbar a little bit to get it to fit, it was extremely tight.