reapeated drive belt failures - Toyota Yaris Forums

jack black · 12-28-2022, 05:21 AM

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!

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12-28-2022, 05:21 AM	#12
jack black Drives: 2007 red Yaris HB AT Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: southeast USA Posts: 197	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!