80,000 Miles And I Havent Changed My Belt ..YET

VibeTronic · Post by **VibeTronic** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:59 am

Should I Change My Belt NOw ..Even Though It Shows No Signs Of Breakage? My Belt Tensioner Is Making Noise Though..

CAN-AWD-VIBE · Post by **CAN-AWD-VIBE** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:58 pm

No cracks? or nics after that long... must be a record.you are going to have the belt off when you change the tensioner.... might as well swap it out now.Or leave it til it shows signs of "breakage"but then you will need a tow truck.whatever turns you on.

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:39 pm

I would say switch it and hold on to it as a spare in case you do get a bad belt in the future.

VibeTronic · Post by **VibeTronic** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:49 pm

thnx...i may just go on ahead and buy a new belt..but iis it hard to get on and off...?

shryocdj · Post by **shryocdj** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:20 am

are you guys talking timing belt?

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:22 am

no, the serpentine accessory drive belt. Vibes/matrixes have timing chains, which last a lot longer than timing belts.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=16476 has JohnC's tips on changing the belt.

shryocdj · Post by **shryocdj** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:34 am

really good to know thanks muchand as far as the tensioner, is that something that routinely gets replaced also? or is it just due to his making noise?

2002sportside · Post by **2002sportside** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:57 am

The serpentine belt tensioner only needs to be replaced if it develops a problem.As for the belt change... not hard at all. Should take 5-10 minutes to do.

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