2013 X5 E70 N55 Xdrive 35i Belt diagram

[HtownBlue]

I’m posting this in hopes it is more readily available to anyone needing this particular engine belt diagram. The interwebz are full of every other variation, except this one which was hard to find. While this particular photo is from a 2014 engine, the belt orientation for the 7 pulleys is the exact same.

[HtownBlue]

Also quick outline of easiest way to change the belt.
1- remove main I take airline from front to main air box
2- remove small black line from silver cross member above fan from there holding brackets (3 total).
3- - remove silver cross member by removing 2 13mm bolts on each side. Feed crossmember out carefully.
4- Remove AC lines from brackets attached to fan housing and push towards oil filter housing. Tie off back if needed.
5- using T60 bit, release tensioner and remove old belt, or remove torn belt parts.
NOTE: if your T60 bit and ratchet is too big to allow travel of tensioner, you can remove fan easily by undoing clips 9n right and left hand side and removing main electrical connector.
6- feed belt on according to diagram above, leaving the middle idler pulley as the final pulley to put belt around as you release tensioner fully.
7- replace parts in reverse order.

[Blivit]

Thanks. Just changed my belt out this weekend and used this diagram; worked perfectly.

[4g63rotary]

This is great thank you, just saved this due to my belt breaking completely.....

[NotABMWGuy]

First post....

Thanks in advance for letting me hijack this thread.

Can someone tell me what the electrical connection is for to the left of the Harmonic balancer in the image above? Trying to help my neighbor who is down on his luck and I don't know BMWs. The serpentine belt snapped on his 2012 BMW X5 xdrive 35i and the connector on the front of the engine near the pulley and we are looking to figure out what part it is we need to replace. It looks like the tensioner crapped out and the belt sheared off and took that connector with it.

Thanks

Not a BMW guy..