The alternator and serpentine belt are part of the same system in your car. But does that mean you should replace the belt ...

V-belts were the standard for decades, but serpentine belts have replaced them in today's cars. There are several reasons ...

The modern serpentine belt is made of EPDM, which is a synthetic rubber. There are two problems with belt dressing on these.

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

The timing belt is a critical maintenance item at high mileage, so it matters what quality of timing belt you put in a ...

Your car's internal combustion engine requires a massive amount of individual parts to make it run. From the tiniest nuts and bolts to hulking crankshafts and engine blocks, modern motors are composed ...

CARS.COM — All cars have an accessory belt that drives features such as the alternator and air-conditioning compressor, and perhaps the water and power steering pumps. This belt is usually mounted ...

Serpentine drive belt systems have been standard equipment on new vehicles for quite some time. Much more efficient than multiple V-belt drives due to reduced friction, a single, flat drive belt also ...

The accessory drives—meaning the pulleys and belts used to drive stuff like water pumps, generators/alternators, power steering pumps, air conditioning compressors, and the like—used on all vehicles ...

Keeping a car running smoothly and reliably for the long haul requires routine maintenance. And although cars have become, in many ways, complicated computers on wheels, there are still some basic DIY ...