Serpentine Belt Replacement

Submitted by Cfamily on Wed, 2008-11-12 12:06. 2004+ Nissan Quest

Recently picked up a 2005 SE with quite a few miles on it....but couldn't pass up the deal. Anyway, stuck my head under it to see if it was the cause of a puddle of oil on the driveway, doesn't look like it.

But noticed the serpentine belt was badly cracked all over. I've priced it out and will change shortly...but I saw another belt off the crank and I'm not sure what its for. When I go to the kragen site and click on belts/hoses the only belt it shows is the serpentine. I was hoping it would list a second belt (maybe alternator) so I could quickly figure this out, price it, and plan to change both on the weekend.

So the long winded dissertation can be summed up as.....what is the belt next to the serpentine belt?

Related question....are the service manuals being sold on ebay OK, or is there something better out there?

Thx, Mike

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Rockauto is a good source

Submitted by mmahamm on Mon, 2008-11-17 14:16.

I have found Rockauto.com to be a good source for auto parts if you know what you are after. A serpentine belt and a Power steering belt are good examples of things that when you are buying them, you know exactly what you're after.

They have a Dayco PS belt for $8.25 and a Serpentine (Alternator, Compressor, Idler) for $14.15. Both of these exceed manufacturer's specs.

Michael
Northern Virginia

2008 Nissan Quest S

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Serpentine Belts

Submitted by Cfamily on Thu, 2008-11-20 14:53.

My bad...I didn't notice that on the Kragen site they had both power steering and accessory serpentine belts listed together. I thought it was just a list of differnt makes of the accessory belt.

I did get burned though....they have two lenghts for the power steering belt...32" and 30.5". I guessed 32" and I needed the shorter one.

Well its done and behind me now.

Rockauto does have good prices. Luckyily I bought local so I could quickly exchange. Now that I'm sure I could order off the web next time....only 80,000 miles to go.

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Serpentine Belt Replacement

Submitted by Cfamily on Fri, 2008-11-14 00:05.

Dug up a manual...turns out the other belt is for the power steering pump. Hope this helps someone else. Now i just need to find someone who sells it.....guess I could break down and hit a Nissan dealership.

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Thanks

Submitted by barrell on Mon, 2008-11-17 18:53.

cfamily, Thanks for the post. This will help all of us DIY people sooner or later.

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I paid $20 for the belt at

Submitted by ktranne on Fri, 2008-11-14 01:16.

I paid $20 for the belt at dealership. Took me 30 min. to change the belt. I have very little experience. Also, pay extra attention at the hardware behind the lock nut.

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