3L220 belt breakage
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3L220 belt breakage
Anyone else running the 3L220 having issues of them lasting less than a few hundred miles a piece under spirited driving?
If I baby the car, I can get a decent 2000 miles a belt, but that still pretty low.
If I baby the car, I can get a decent 2000 miles a belt, but that still pretty low.
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where does this belt go anyway? I like to keep my belts loose as can be 1/2 inch deflection.
Once I had the alt belt tight because I got a shitty alternator from Kragen (or whatever). After 3 years the alt gave out. The bearings were shot. The belt held up.
Good thing you are actively monitering the condition of your engine, rather than hoping that strange noise/warning light will just "go away".
Once I had the alt belt tight because I got a shitty alternator from Kragen (or whatever). After 3 years the alt gave out. The bearings were shot. The belt held up.
Good thing you are actively monitering the condition of your engine, rather than hoping that strange noise/warning light will just "go away".
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I was using a cheap alt belt from pep boys that barely did 200mi before completely tearing apart. Replaced for free, but I have no confidence in this brand. I couldn't tell you who it was, gray package I believe.
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Guys, the 3l220 is very tight and I've read of some eating water pump bearings, and also they are very hard to install and frequently break. I don't know if the "yahoo" belt is the same as the 220 or not. I went to a 3l230 and although it looks too loose, I've been running it for several years of autocrossing with no belt slippage or any other bad side effects. It is my first choice but you make your own call.
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