Serpintine belt

[Dan Aseere]

Have 94 with 11000 miles, 97 with 7000 miles, both have the original serpintine belt, should I be concerned?

 

[Dan Aseere]

Both belts look good, no cracks.

 

[dave6666]

Belts should be changed on a frequency of much greater than that, like every 2 to 4 years, or 24K miles, and so on.

Change them. The rubber deteriorates over time without use.

Did I mention you should change them?

 

[plumcrazy]

what dave said. for the few dollars its pc of mind

same goes for plugs and definitely wires

and if you haven't already been told, TIRES too.

 

[Dan Aseere]

Very aware of tires and wires, just wondering if anyone has ever had a belt failure.

 

[dave6666]

To many of us the unit of measure is not having had a failure and subsequently being able to discuss it later, but instead knowing that due to preventative steps we've never had that failure.

 

[AZTVR]

Very aware of tires and wires, just wondering if anyone has ever had a belt failure.

The way I look at it, the belts and hoses are made out of rubber, and have similar aging issues as the wires and tires. If the belt breaks or is thrown off, you have a big hassle even if you have AAA. Since I do my own work, replacing the belt is cheap insurance, or, if you don't do it yourself, it shouldn't cost too much to have it done when you get the wires done . (Yeah right)

 

[fqberful]

And the belts are easy to get just about anywhere and they are fairly cheap, no Viper tax ! I think the last couple I bought were $26 each. I got them at the corner parts store.

--FQB

 

[Bruce]

Yep, I have had two belt failures. Appears the crank bolt got loose and caused an alignment problem. It was an easy fix. The guy on the board brought this to my attention.

 

[dave6666]

The guy on the board brought this to my attention.

Which guy? Are the rest of us gals?

 

[kyjellywhite]

I just hit 34k on mine this weekend and lost the belt on Saturday. I kinda knew it was coming though. After all it was 13 yrs old.

 

[RedEnuf93]

Change it now and pay 12 bucks or try to find NAPA on the road 300 miles from house.
Hardly not worth the hazzle...or 12 bucks.
I change mine every winter.


Give me a second..... Are you also driving with original tires?