Serpentine belt
#8
Our "new" 2011 Sport has 94k miles. Is there a recommended change interval for the serpentine belt and tensioner/idler pulleys? I've had the pulleys catastrophically fail on a car before, on a trip, and it was a mess I'd like to avoid. Wondering if its time to change, and do you change the tensioner at the same time as a preventative maintenance.
#10
Is there a recommended change interval for the serpentine belt and tensioner/idler pulleys?
IMO the belt is easy to check, look for many big cracks along the grooved surface.
If you take the belt off you can spin the pulley(s) by hand and listen/feel for unusual roughness.
I've had the pulleys catastrophically fail on a car before, on a trip, and it was a mess I'd like to avoid.
OTOH some people are completely oblivious to all kinds of issues as long as they can put fuel in the tank and the car will pull itself down the road.
My GF is one of the latter. Her 07 Fit has close to 250k on it now. I replaced the compressor pulley, idler pulley, and serp belt around 200k, mainly because I was already into the engine for other stuff at the same time.
#11
Just replaced my ‘15 Ex serp @ 130k.
Belt was very hard to remove and replace. The belt is TIGHT! Pinned the tensioner like the graphic shows, wasn’t enough, had to push on the tensioner even more, still was difficult. Belt came off with much much gentle persuasion. Belt went back on using Claycolvin’s method in this thread; https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...tine-belt.html
Good Fun!! Lol enjoy
Belt was very hard to remove and replace. The belt is TIGHT! Pinned the tensioner like the graphic shows, wasn’t enough, had to push on the tensioner even more, still was difficult. Belt came off with much much gentle persuasion. Belt went back on using Claycolvin’s method in this thread; https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...tine-belt.html
Good Fun!! Lol enjoy
#13
Yeah, what 4d_POWER said. This was a MAJOR PITA. I'm at 115k, and the belt was 100% toast. Missing ribs, multiple cracks per inch. Hopefully it's better on later models, but I've got an early 2015. I was on a friends lift and it took both of us to get it back on. Him under the car and me on a ladder so we could get the new one over the idler under the alternator.
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