Noob question, im ashamed to ask.

[Killr6]

On an ecotec v6.

serpentine/fan belt is the belt that runs your alternator etc?

Just need to double check. Thanks dan.

[m1lky]

Yeah that's the right one . No shame in asking. If it's shiney or cracked it needs replaced

[HamaTime™]

Yep, the belt runs all the accessories off the motor, all the same belt that runs off the crank.

[Super_Low 91]

Kinda silly when you think about it, 1 belt for all that, when it goes you lose pretty much everything. I always keep a spare in the boot,, never know when i mite need it .

[Killr6]

Yeah it's cracked thanks guys gnu grab a new one tomorrow .

[pablo]

.........and don't forget Dan, do a sketch of the layout of pulleys and where the belt goes, otherwise it can be a bit of a puzzle when you try to install the new one........don't ask how I know that!

[lufkin]

i dont know whats up with my belt, its been cracked now for 4 years, i bought a new one the day i noticed it cracked, then put it in boot, thinking i'll just drive till it breaks then change it on side of road, well that was 180,000+ kms ago, the damn thing wont break wtf

[DrZ]

i dont know whats up with my belt, its been cracked now for 4 years, i bought a new one the day i noticed it cracked, then put it in boot, thinking i'll just drive till it breaks then change it on side of road, well that was 180,000+ kms ago, the damn thing wont break wtf

interesting way of doing it... I usually would do it the opposite way, put the new one on then use the frayed one as a spare, i mean... do you carry the tools to tension it all up all the time?

[lufkin]

interesting way of doing it... I usually would do it the opposite way, put the new one on then use the frayed one as a spare, i mean... do you carry the tools to tension it all up all the time?

i always have tools with me, have a tool bag in my boot, socket set, screw drivers, jumper leads all that stuff, so yeah, that was my thinking, thought wait till it breaks coz it should be soon, which it obviously soon was wrong, and just change on side of road, takes less then 5min to do so why not

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The belt is self tensioning. All that is needed is a 15mm socket and ratchet to change it.

[accentstencil]

When the belt breaks it is always possible that it can break something, like wiring.

[wrx884]

The belt is self tensioning. All that is needed is a 15mm socket and ratchet to change it.

thats right plus the belt would more likely stretch then break im pretty sure? which u can check on the tension indicators marked on the tensioner pulley

[DrZ]

I didnt so much mean it needs tensioning, coz yeah it is self tensioning, i just ment without a decent sized socket you wont be able to push down the tensioning pulley, atleast you couldnt on my old one... the spring was tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

[Decicrate]

Just in case.