From what angle did you take that photo? I don’t recognize that view. You’ll never be able to eyeball the difference between the two belt sizes. You can use some string to measure the difference. What model year do you have? Perhaps the SC belt routing has been changed.

 

The photo was made from underneath. To the right of the arrow is the place where lower pulley should be.
I placed two belts nearby- they have the same letters on them, btw belt size is also written there. And yeah, I measured the size.
My F-Type is 2017 V6S

Also, why do Eurotoys offer idler pulley in their kit? I think it makes sense in my case.

P.S. Added some explaining marks

 

I had the original Eurotoys offering. The additional pulley that they were offering was not the idler pulley, but rather the tensioner pulley. It was the exact same size as the OEM pulley except it was smooth so that a one sided belt could be run. At the time, a two-sided belt was not available in the right size. Subsequently, eurotoys was able to provide a DK080568 double sided belt, and with that I reverted back to the OEM double sided tensioner pulley.
With the new lower pulley installed, you will still be able to slip a belt between that belt and the idler to install it.

 

Thanks, now it's more understandable about the Eurotoys pulley, I also checked DK080568 length, and it is only 1cm bigger than the OEM, not sure it's this critical difference that is needed for the VAP pulley. I think I need an official comment on this from VAP guys.

Could it maybe be that the tensioner needs to be unscrewed and then put back only after the belt is placed? Ok, but why would I need the same belt anyways if it matches the current one..

 

Sorry to hear about your issues. I don't know enough from your username to be able to identify your order, or who you are. There are two belt lengths we supply. Sounds like you need the longer one and got the shorter one.

If you can reply to your order confirmation email and mention this I'm sure we can get you a replacement sent out ASAP.

 

It's important to have a stable and high enough battery voltage when flashing the car. A trickle charger is more than sufficient. Unstable or low voltage can cause problems with the flashing, so a trickle charger is an excellent precaution.

 

Solved the problem via email with Stuart.
Thanks for such quick reaction!

 

What was the resolution? Did you need a different belt? I ask because I have mine in hand but have not installed it yet. Yours is a different year than mine as well. I'm curious because I'm always interested in ways to spare myself grief.

 

Yes, a larger belt is needed, Stuart told me that it's not always possible to identify which size should fit.
So I was already sent a new belt..or it's about to be sent, I got an invoice. (yep, that quick)

 

From my own experience and watching this thread and the belt/pulley install thread it seems V6S F-Types up to MY 2016 use the shorter belt and above 2016 use the longer one. I don't know about the V8 cars. Just my theory based on looking at stock SC replacement belt fitment guides for various year Jaguars and Land Rovers with SC V6 engines. It's puzzling to me why VAP hasn't sorted this out yet. I have asked what VIN/MY is a cut off for different length belts but VAP doesn't seen to have a direct answer.

 

According to the current parts catalogue;

F-Type V6 up to VIN K22184 has a 1412mm supercharger drive belt
F-Type V6 from VIN K22185 has a 1438mm supercharger drive belt

There are also different idler pulleys and tensioners for those two VIN ranges as well.

K22185 was the start of the 2016MY

 

We are sending the longer belt. If you're concerned, email us with your order number and VIN and we can double check.

 

Hi RGPV6S,

We have sorted it out, and did so some time ago. We know which of our belts needs to be shipped based on VIN.

We had an internal error (now corrected) with shipping which has resulted in a few people getting the wrong belts, for which we have a apologized & sent out replacements wherever identified.

 

So you running an awesome new year sale anytime soon for ECU tunes?

 

Just the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales for us, I'm afraid.

 

MY2014 V8S purchased 2nd hand as the 2nd owner in 2016 with 4700 miles on the odo. She now has 108,7xx miles on her. All regularly scheduled maintenance performed religiously & slightly more frequent oil changes than recommended (just because). Mechanically, she is very sound. Been wanting to get more power & just got off the phone with Stuart. We talked a bit & I think going with a tune will probably be ok even though she has so many miles on her. Just clicked "Place Order" & now can't wait to see what the tune will do!

 

If the car has been taken care of, the high miles shouldn't be a problem. I'm at 115k miles and I've been running the tune for over a year now.

 

Fed ex countdown - 1 day left for delivery of my tuner!

So from reading through this thread, I understand that you can code some items - eco start/stop toggle, RPM limit adjust, throttle sensitivity, exhaust pop/crackles, etc. I was looking to find some real world experiences with the tweaks. Anyone have some personal experiences with the set ups they could share? Trials/changes?

 

You can't code them; VAP can make you a tune with those changes. Typically you'll receive a tune with/without eco start/stop, but that's it unless you ask for other things specifically. I've had VAP tweak throttle sensitivity a couple times for me, and been very happy with the results.

 

+1.