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The best reason to embark on a maintenance program for your vehicle is to save yourself both money and time. By avoiding the need for expensive repairs, you save both the cost of those repairs and the time spent completing them. Maintenance is of course keeping a check on your oil and changing it or having it changed on a regular basis. It is also important to ensure that the tread of your tires has no cracks or wear, and that your tires are filled to the correct air pressure at all times. It is also about checking the belts in your vehicle periodically.

Checking your vehicle’s belts:

Whether the belts are visibly showing signs of wear and tear they should be changed at the sixty-thousand mile tune-up. Considering that the sixty-thousand mile tune-up includes changing the timing belt, you should not be charged for any additional labor for your mechanic to change the other belts.

Before checking the belts yourself make sure to turn off the engine. To avoid injury, ensure that you don’t attempt to touch the belts until both they and the engine have fully cooled. When you’re ready to begin, open the hood by first pulling the hood release located beneath the dashboard and then either squeezing or sliding the latch under the hood itself.

As you look into the engine from the front of the vehicle you will see there are belts in front of the vehicle’s engine On a rear wheel drive vehicle, the engine is located close to the front bumper, near the radiator. On a front wheel drive vehicle, the engine is located towards the fender.

Check how many belts you can see.

The make and model of your vehicle will determine the number of belts you will find. These belts are generally referred to as drive belts, because they drive various pumps and engine components such as those for power steering, water, smog, fan and the alternator. There may be two belts or even more depending on your vehicle. You can test the tension of each belt by using your thumb. Press lightly in the middle of the longest part of the belt, between the pulleys that it runs over. Your owner’s manual will provide you with details of how much give there should be in each belt. In most cases, pressing gently should cause the belt to give less than an inch.

(While you are checking for the give in the belt you can inspect it for any signs that it is beginning to crack or dry out. You may also notice some minor rust discoloration. This is also fine. As the belt operates, a fine dust is created and this will rust over time. It is nothing to worry about. This is particularly true of the belt for the air conditioning clutch. The belt must be replaced if there is either too much wear or give when inspected. If not replaced, the belt may break. If the belt makes a screeching noise when you hit the gas then the belt is too loose and needs to be tightened or replaced. Should one of your belts break, it can be an expensive repair.

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