Bypass the AC compressor with a shorter serpentine belt?

**MetroMPG** · 03-30-2021, 08:21 PM

Well, Crappy Tire has 2 belts in their system (neither in stock, but they can order them) and one belt has a note that says "no AC".

$37.99 though. Oof.

**Fummins** · 03-30-2021, 08:43 PM

Do you have a part number? I looked on the crappy tire site. What a steaming pile that is to try and look something up. They showed one v-belt and you picked what size and the other was a continental belt #4060485 The gates belt I use is a K060483 iirc

**MetroMPG** · 03-30-2021, 08:51 PM

I didn't get a part number.

But I think 4060485 is the AC belt, because it's the ONLY size listed on the partssource.ca site.

**Fummins** · 03-30-2021, 09:08 PM

I think you're right about that. It could suck to be one of the 7 people who have a non ac Mirage. Wonder what the dealer wants for a belt?

**MetroMPG** · 03-31-2021, 12:41 AM

THere's gotta be cross-compatibility with some other cars though.

Look at the compatibility list for the AC belt, according to Parts Source...

This Part Fits

1980 Lincoln Continental

1980 Lincoln Mark VI

1980 Mercury Grand Marquis

1980 Mercury Marquis

1986 Ford Aerostar

1994 Ford Escort

1994 Mercury Tracer

2003 Dodge Stratus

2003-2004-2005 Chrysler Sebring

2010-2011-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017 Toyota Corolla

2014 Scion xD

2014-2015-2017 Mitsubishi Mirage

2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4

2017 Toyota Corolla iM

https://www.partsource.ca/products/4...07ba6a14&_ss=r

**Fummins** · 03-31-2021, 01:28 AM

Try this chart. The ac belt is a K060483 (page 30) All the specs are there. Shouldn't be hard to figure out how long you need and go from there. So you'll need a K060___ whatever length you need in inches. a k060483 is 48.3" long. K060480 is 48" long(48.12") long etc...
If only there was a knowledgable auto parts person who coulda passed this along a day ago instead of pointing out the obliviously obvious

**7milesout** · 03-31-2021, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Fummins

a poverty edition Mirage.

Got a good chuckle at that!

**MetroMPG** · 03-31-2021, 01:27 PM

I prefer to think of it as the performance edition. :P

**Christopher_B** · 03-31-2021, 04:14 PM

I show a 6PK0895
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This is equivalent to a gates K060352 or Dayco 5060353
Both should be pretty readily available I would think. We stock the gates at pretty much all of our 14 locations
Looks like it fits 10-16 mini coopers 1.6 DOHC

**Fummins** · 03-31-2021, 04:28 PM

We have that k060352 belt in stock as well but I wasn't able to look it by using a Mirage. I even went to Gates online catalog and they only showed the one w/ac belt. Maybe I was on glue?

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