Hey Guy's just wanted to remind you to check the belts in your car, I was lucky enough that I was not on the freeway when this happened I took a quick pass from a light then heard this thing from the engine bay that sounded like something had shreaded to bits at first I though it was my brakes or something but when I got home and looked under the hood it was my belt I was lucky that not the whole belt ripped apart, otherwise I would have overheated so fast since the water pump would not have been circulating the water,,phewww.

 

DUDE! That was close. I have mine changed out around once a yaer. Once I start seeing tiny cracks on it, I know its time...

 

It sure was, I thought I really messed something up bad when I heard that sound from the engine bay

 

did your belt get caught on something?

 

I dont think so, I checek everything and there is nothing in its path, I should have known better to change the belts when I bought the car last year..

 

ahhhh yes. well at least you didnt do any damage. you must have a rotary angel.

 

Thing is, those don't look like OE Mazda belts (or at least most of the belts I've seen). Not that this was the cause, but there are plenty of really cheap quality belts out there. As long as they're properly tensioned, good quality belts should last a while (longer than a year...), unless it somehow becomes exposed to elements that it shouldn't. This is not to say that you shouldn't check your belt's condition constantly, but a failure like that is either something that you would've noticed beforehand, or is indicative of some pretty poor quality.

 

Gotta love those Angels...

 

I need to change my belts soon, now im scared to drive it until I do...

 

i got gator belts woot!

 

just replaced them with gator belts too...Thanks to Chuck at Ratary Extreme for the part # since I cant use the regular belt due to my underdrive pulley

 

What's the belt number???

 

Goodyear Gator backs #4050520..you use this with a smog pump and a pettit underdrive pulley cannot be used with a stock pulley