Engine Belts
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Engine Belts - 3/5/2007 9:08:06 PM
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zipsayain
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How long does a engine belt, usually last? And would you use a factory belt replacement or something else?
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RE: Engine Belts - 3/5/2007 11:32:12 PM
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2000LS
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long answer to a short question....
i think they use to recommend replacing at 20 or 30k, but with the new body style back in 99 gm's full sized trucks started getting ones made out of a different material and i belive they recommended replacing them at 100k. since then theyve slowly been putting them on more and more cars, and making replacement belts with the newer material availible.
now, they usually last considerably longer than that so long as the belt doesnt get any fluids on it, pulley alignment is good, and tensioner/adjustment is good. i've had a cheap belt ona beater car go 80k before i finally replaced it after seeing some chunks of ribs missing, although not ever actually having a problem with it.
as far as factory vs. aftermarket. on a car only a few years old i'd probly just go factory to not worry about it. generally i dont think theres much difference, some 'aftermarkets' supply original equipment anyway. and i think the newer materials are availible in the aftermarket too,. it might just be a matter of the grade of belt you buy factory or aftermarket and how much they cost.
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RE: Engine Belts - 3/6/2007 7:58:31 PM
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mickey
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honestly the one belt i would by for the montes seems to have good reviews and also nott o bad in price is the goodyear gator belt.
they also tend to be quieter from what i have heard.
Personally i would love to find one that sounds like a gear drive or a blower under the hood LOL
just to make folks think before they talk to much trash LOL
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RE: Engine Belts - 3/7/2007 4:24:57 PM
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zipsayain
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2003 mc ls 3.4
I know what you mean. I got screwed the last time. I ask them how much A tranny flush would be on my truck I used to have. And they said it would be about $129.00 I thought that was a little high, but it was a truck.. Well it turn out to be $250.00. Oh....... I didn't say anything, because It's pointless to argue. I just won't back.
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