reapeated drive belt failures

[jack black]

Merry Christmas to you all.

I inspected the new belt closely while doing maintenance (oil and ATF change, tire rotation, battery check, and other visual checks). the new belt is good quality: Gates Micro-V and in a great shape. the harmonic balancer is not wobbly and none of the pulleys look misaligned.

the only thing that caught my sight is the water pump pulley is partially smooth and polished and in small part rusty. now, i remember it being more rusty 6 months before with the old belt. i have no idea if it maters. i'll take a picture if i can.

i noticed coolant a bit on a low side, i hope it's not headgasket from the overheating episode.

Thanks everyone!

[sh0rtlife]

Originally Posted by jack black

Merry Christmas to you all.

I inspected the new belt closely while doing maintenance (oil and ATF change, tire rotation, battery check, and other visual checks). the new belt is good quality: Gates Micro-V and in a great shape. the harmonic balancer is not wobbly and none of the pulleys look misaligned.

the only thing that caught my sight is the water pump pulley is partially smooth and polished and in small part rusty. now, i remember it being more rusty 6 months before with the old belt. i have no idea if it maters. i'll take a picture if i can.

i noticed coolant a bit on a low side, i hope it's not headgasket from the overheating episode.

Thanks everyone!

a weaping water pump due to an over tight belt trashing the bearings in the pump is a possibility...

and the water pump pulley should be 100% polished looking..unless the car has been sitting a while..the belt should keep it polished

[jack black]

Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

and the water pump pulley should be 100% polished looking..unless the car has been sitting a while..the belt should keep it polished

when the kid was in a school overseas, the car sat for a couple of years with only occasional use (but battery was kept charged religiously). But that changed when she came back in 2021 and she made about 15,000 miles since.

[sh0rtlife]

Originally Posted by jack black

when the kid was in a school overseas, the car sat for a couple of years with only occasional use (but battery was kept charged religiously). But that changed when she came back in 2021 and she made about 15,000 miles since.

thats why you have some rust spots on the pully they will go away and are nothing to be concerned about...the "sitting" caused the exposed section of the pully to get a bit of surface rust no big deal