Toubleshooting serpentine belt sizes

[jorgerp86]

Hi,
I'm in the process of changing my serpentine belt off my BE5 B4 Legacy. The belts are in desperate need of changing so after writing down their model number (AY140-5088E and AY140-40885) I figured I could just find a wide variety of 5PK885 and 4PK885 belts around. All I found were generic brand name ones on Amazon.com.

Living in Japan doesnt make it easy for me to drive down to the store and find replacement parts so I'm seeking advise here. I used the search option but maybe I'm not using the right keywords. Can I just use any serpentine belt that fits any other EJ20? Does it really matter if I have a EJ20R, EJ20G, or EJ20K?

Any help would be greatly appreciated :smt006

[Rust2Runner]

There are slight changes in V-belts depending on the application. It's more of a component placement thing, not engine code thing. Some of the EJ25 are the same belt for instance, where as the B4 BL5 with EJ20 has a different belt.

Not sure if you're still looking for a belt, but it didn't take me very long to find compatible belts through google.
HKS #24996-AK013
They even have different colors...

[jorgerp86]

Thanks I appreciate it!