Is it age or an issue?
Your serpentine belt is an important component of your engine to keep you rolling down the highway smoothly. This belt typically drives your water pump, alternator, power steering pump and air conditioning system. Some systems have one long belt that drives each of these, other systems have individual belts.
As time goes the friction of your belt going over the pullies will cause it to start to wear and harden. This hardening is completely normal and it will cause your belt to crack. The best time to get your belt replaced is when it starts cracking as you have gotten all the of the life out of it and it has not yet left you stranded.
If you belt breaks it can cause your water pump to stop working - this will cause your engine to overheat. You alternator to stop charging, your power steering will become manual steering and your air conditioning will stop working.
Questions about your serpentine belt? Give us a call and let us take care of you.
Happy Adventures,
Heather
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