Hi Everyone.
I don't see the suggested AUX belt P/N for the 2.4 Alphard 2AZ-FE in this Topic.
I was/am in the Market to buy one, and did so. a 7PK1905 Gates.... Purely by accident I came across an anomaly, simply because I received a rather aged belt and asked 'Gates' for an opinion(before I returned it to the supplier). Which then led me to their rather useful parts ref tool!
I wondered if anyone here may have an opinion on this anomaly:-
My Van is a ANH20W-PRXGK, 240X, CVFC, built 2012.03
So the vast Majority of sites/Auto suppliers where you plug in Alphard ANH20 2.4 AZ-FE, Including Amayama(using my VIN) come up with a 17PK1905 belt ... which is of course 1905mm 7 rib
Amayama catalogue calls out 90916-02652 or 90916-02653, just a supplier differentiation(Bando v's Mitsuboshi). Both these are 17PK1905
No other serial or date breaks are mentioned for my specific VIN/configuration.
As mentioned above I just happened across the Gates p/n tool and found the below look up result(image).
As you can see there appears to be a ENGINE Serial range break , 7PK1905 for one and 7PK1933 for the other. My engine Serial falls into the 7PK1933, as it is F877856
I have no idea what belt is currently on the engine(could be the original!!! from factory) and no way to measure it in situe. No intention of tearing down and then ordering the part
As mentioned, I imagine the majority of people are not seeing this and probably are fitting 7PK1905 across the board (Fleabay, Autodoc etc just point in this direction for every model)
I know its only 28mm difference, probably there is plenty of variance in the tensioner for this........ and those auto factors are just being lazy or rationalising offering.
Just wondered if anyone had an opinion, or other source of Tech info that 100% clarifies this engine Serial break requirement.
I am sort of overthinking it I guess.....but If my belt has ever been changed prior probably its got a 7PK1905 on it ... if I go putting a 1933 slightly longer belt on it, maybe the tensioner has relaxed into being run with a shorter belt .... and vice versa, if its the original and is a 7PK1933 on the van right now what might happen if I had put on the shorter 7PK1905
Apologies for the wordy post...... sort of just came out that way