DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO
6904 75 St Edmonton, AB T6E 5A9 780-466-4949

Serpentine Belt Replacement at DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO in Edmonton

Last Updated: Nov 19, 2019

Hello, Edmonton drivers! Today's DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO auto care topic is the serpentine belt. Your serpentine belt is a long belt that’s driven by your engine. It winds around several accessories that power important automotive systems. Let’s go over them.

• First, the serpentine belt drives your air conditioning system.
• Next, the belt powers the alternator.
• The serpentine belt may also run the pumps for both the power steering and power brakes. In some Edmonton drivers' vehicles, power steering may have an electric drive and power brakes can be vacuum driven.
• And, on many vehicles, the serpentine belt powers the water pump (on some cars, the water pump is powered by the timing belt).

Your DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO service advisor can perform a visual inspection of the belt to see if it has any cracks that signal the belt could fail soon and will measure the amount of belt material to make sure there is enough.

There’s a special, spring loaded pulley attached to the engine called the tensioner pulley and sometimes an extra pulley call the idler pulley. Their vital job is to make sure there’s a constant tension on the serpentine belt so that it doesn’t slip. The spring can become worn and no longer provide the necessary pressure to keep the belt tight. That’s why DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO recommends that the tensioner, and the idler pulley if so equipped, be replaced at the same time as the serpentine belt.

All in all, the serpentine belt’s an essential part for the function of your vehicle. And it’s not that expensive to replace at DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO in Edmonton – so it’s good to do so before it fails.

Stop by or give us a call.

DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO
6904 75 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5A9
7804664949


At DYNECO NAPA AUTOPRO we install quality NAPA replacement parts.