SweetRiLeaf@alien.topB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

Serpentine belt

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Serpentine belt

SweetRiLeaf@alien.topB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

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So l was driving 3 and a half hour trip and I started noticing a weird noise that sounded like rain or gravel then after a while the car started saying it had low battery and was overheating, slowed down from about 70-80 mph down to about 25-30 mph and less closer I got to my destination, I limped it exactly 15 minutes to my destination after the temp rose and battery light came on, I just want to know if you guys think that 15 minutes could leave me looking for a new car, I really wasn’t trying to be stranded in the woods where I’ve never been

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In all of your posts on this you put serpentine belt in the title but there’s nothing mentioning why
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  I’m trying to find out why my power steering went out hours before the serpentine belt even snapped if there’s a logical reason

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