serpentine belt and hose replacements
When do you replace serpintine belt and radiator hoses on diesel engines? Last year I replaced all heater hoses & tank radiator hoses. Autos are generally 5 years.
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Snomas wrote:
When do you replace serpintine belt and radiator hoses on
diesel engines? Last year I replaced all heater hoses & tank radiator hoses. Autos are generally 5 years.
Don't forget to keep any eye on the bearings in the belt tensionors and idler pulleys when you replace your belts. They can fail and wipe out the best belt in a matter of a seconds and altho you may be able to find a belt at most parts stores, the pulleys might be more difficult.
If you believe in the OEM being better, you may want to consider what GM does with their parts. I bought an OEM ACDelco idler pulley from the dealer that proudly announced on the package that it was made in Canada. The real truth was that ONLY the pulley itself was made in Canada. The only part of the assembly that ever fails, the bearing, was made in CHINA.
I carry a spare idler pulley and tensionor in my coach.
