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Serpentine belt wear

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Section of belt below intake looks a little rubbed on outside. Curious if that means anything? Thanks.
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How many miles?

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12,300 miles. Never noticed before.
 


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It doesn't seem overly bad but I am looking at a picture. You could keep an eye on it or replace it for piece of mind .

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Appreciate it. No cracking on sides. Wonder what made contact with it? Nothing should touch outside side of belt, right? Thanks again...will monitor for sure.
 


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Agreed it should never rub on anything . I'm not sure what's causing it. Definitely keep an eye on it .

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Agreed it should never rub on anything . I'm not sure what's causing it. Definitely keep an eye on it .

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I would replace it, to be on the safe side and keep an eye on the new one. Just to make sure something in the engine compartment wasn't the original cause.
 


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Thanks everyone...appreciate it.
 


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Could it be too loose and that be the reason it's rubbing on the outside of the belt?

I thinking maybe the tensioner is bad.
 


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Could it be too loose and that be the reason it's rubbing on the outside of the belt?

I thinking maybe the tensioner is bad.
Thanks. Will look into that.
 


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I would think if the belt was rubbing on something there would be drag marks in the same direction . They are straight vertical lines . Opposite direction of rotation . There are the same trailing lines further down the belt . If it was my car I would replace it . Before replacing it I would dig deeper . Those lines are telling us something .
 


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The idler pulley rides on the back of the belt, pretty normal wear.
 


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In feeling again.. it's like the label on the belt is what is loose...not the belt material itself. Strange for sure. Will monitor and update.
 


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Replace it.

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The idler pulley rides on the back of the belt, pretty normal wear.
I would tend to agree with this. If it's just the label it's normal wear on the back side from idler. It's just a laminate. If its not the cords and the rubber's not cracked integrity would be ok IMO. But if it does bother you that much I would just replace it. No one else has seen this "wear"?
 




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