A friendly reminder to change your belts on time.

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  1. Kupertrooper

    Kupertrooper New Member

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    I had been planning on changing the two drive belts when I had a free weekend to also change the timing belt. Then I noticed the belt was turning into swiss cheese.

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    #1 Kupertrooper, Jun 21, 2011
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    #2 AtlxPat, Jun 21, 2011
  3. Jake

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    thats weak, mine was literally down to one thread. i noticed the power steering getting a little tough and popped the hood. another 10 miles probably would've snapped
     
    #3 Jake, Jun 21, 2011
  4. jchon3

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    How many miles were on the belt in the picture?
     
    #4 jchon3, Jun 25, 2011
  5. AutoxSTi

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    Dang man, I've got 156k and don't know when mine twas changed. I'm hoping it twas at 90k.
     
    #5 AutoxSTi, Jun 25, 2011
  6. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    You're supposed to inspect and/or replace every 30k :)
     
    #6 Alex, Jun 25, 2011
  7. Kupertrooper

    Kupertrooper New Member

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    the car has about 58,000 miles on it. Maybe it was changed at 30,000 but i don't have any record of it, doubt the previous owner changed it. I'm going to change the timing belt soon as the car is about 96 months old.
     
    #7 Kupertrooper, Jun 25, 2011
  8. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

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    For real, my original power steering belt was corded halfway across the belt.

    Thats the problem with having a reliable car, I hadnt popped the hood for anything more than oil changes for the last 3 years.
     
    #8 GTscoob, Jun 27, 2011
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