Belt Replacement and Repair

Many experts urge replacing belts at specific recommended intervals to prevent your car from breaking down. Losing a belt today means big trouble for the engine because serpentine belts are used on most engines to turn the water pump, alternator, power steering pump and air conditioning compressor. The timing belt keeps the crankshaft and camshaft mechanically synchronized to maintain engine timing.

Why Do I Need This Service?
It’s not easy to know the true condition of a belt by its outward appearance because most belts fail from the inside out. Belts break down with heat, mileage and age. Every time a belt passes around a pulley, it bends. Flexing produces heat that causes the rubber to harden over time. In addition, if the belt is loose or slips, the wear process can be accelerated. When the timing belt breaks, most of the time means serious damage to the engine and expensive repairs.