Serpentine Belt Life

**Haanda** · 14-01-2017 02:12 PM

Anyone with any thoughts on the average life of the P/S, Water Pump, A/C and Alternator Serpentine Belt on the 2.4L engine?

**Fredoops** · 14-01-2017 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Haanda

Anyone with any thoughts on the average life of the P/S, Water Pump, A/C and Alternator Serpentine Belt on the 2.4L engine?

iirc it's 120k km, or 6 years.

so probably prudent to do it every 5 years 100k km or something.

otherwise theres always a belt stretch indicator on the tension-er you can check yourself.

**Haanda** · 14-01-2017 03:15 PM

Thanks Freedops. My A.E isn't anywhere near 100,000, but is over 5 years old.

I put one of the Belt Wear Gauges that one can get free from Gates Belts ( http://www.gates.com/products/automo...elt-wear-gauge ) over the belt in my car and it indicated that the belt was worn.

Changing the belt certainly does not look to be an overly complicated job. (Much easier than in my old SAAB anyway...someone at Honda has put a lot of thought into the design to make it relatively easy) so I think I will change it to be on the safe side.