what is the belt behind the powersteering/alternator?

[noz]

the belt teered apart but my car still drove fine.
what belt is this? its the one behind the power steering/ alternator belt.
oh yeah...when it came apart it took out the oil pressure gauge sensor wire with it...now my oil gauge isn't working.

 

[GILZTSIAWD]

its the air conditioning belt i do believe....

 

[GILZTSIAWD]

btw you might want to make sure and check your crank pulley/harmonic balancer, right after my a/c belt went it went too.....

 

[noz]

so its only the ac belt? cool..that explains why my car is still drivable...
but bad part is..it took out half of the alternator belt also...

 

[Thunderskull]

You might want to check the crank pulley while the car's running to see if there's any wobble. Also, look at the timing belt cover to see if it's been eaten into at all.

 

[noz]

yeah i drove it like a few miles after my oil gauge died, i suppose thats when my belts went.
I will check tomorrow to see if theres any damage or belt caught up with the timing belt.

damn, does this have anything to do with me getting better traction w/better tires?
because it happened right after i put on the new tires and did a couple test runs.....

how hard is it to change all these belts? damn i was hoping for only have to deal with putting on my new turbo..not also new belts...arggg...

no damage done right?
my engine still start up fine.

 

[GILZTSIAWD]

belts are extremely easy to change, alot easier than a turbo swap, took me 20 minutes to change all the belts and put on the new pulley. No damage done yet, but if that pulley goes out and a belt gets in that timing belt you can say byebye to that motor.

 

[Thunderskull]

No, it shouldn't have anything to do with your tires. Check the pulley and timing belt cover just to be sure. You'd hate for the crank to come apart while on the highway. If they look fine, then it was probably the belt's time. As for changing the belts, it isn't too terribly difficult. Give yourself an hour or so if you've never done it before. The power steering pump and alternator are easy to maneuver out of the way. The ac belt will take a little more effort.

 

[noz]

alright thanks for the help guys,
guess imma head to autozone tomorrow to see if they carry any belts.
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