Has anyone changed their serpentine belt in their tl. My car has about 67k miles on it and I noticed today that when accelerating I felt a little vibration. I has checked the belt about 20k ago and there was no give. How there is about 1/2 in to 3/4 in of give. I was thinking it might be the power steering hose the dealer just replaced but my gut leads me to the belt. Any insight is greatly appreciated. I am also happy that there is only one belt and not several belts which honda used to do. Thanks

 

I'd like to replace mine too, but of all the DIY's and How-To's on this site I can't find anything on how to properly replace and tension the belt!

 

well, the belt should be good under normal circumstances last till about 105k when the maintenance indicator tells you to do the timing belt

And the belt is on a auto tensioner

 

tensioners have been known to fail- often make a noise like a loose valve- click click
If there are any cracks visable- then its time for a belt

 

I have only seen one acura belt cracked and that was like 10 years old and over 100k

 

Does the serpentine belt have anything to do with the AC? Just the other day I had my AC on and my window down to talk to my gf. We noticed a wierd noise coming from my engine. I turned off my AC and the noise went away. I took the car into Acura and they told me it was the serpentine belt and tensioner. The quote was 500 with parts!!!!

I have an extended warranty that I bought when I got my car 4 months ago with PRco. Has anyone dealt with them before?

 

Sorry. Didn't mean to jack your thread.