The vehicle’s belts and hoses are involved in the processes with the air conditioning system, cooling system, charging system and engine. The belts and hoses play an important role in the operations inside your vehicle. The radiator and heater hose carry liquid coolant to and from the engine, heater core and radiator. The timing belt is responsible for maintaining engine precision by keeping the rotation of the crankshaft and camshaft which move the engine’s valves and pistons in sync.
A vehicles belts and hoses have one of the shortest life spans. These items are constantly exposed to engine heat, vehicle vibrations, and harmful chemicals. This usually ends up in cracking or leaking of the belts and hoses. It’s good to keep track of any sounds you hear because grinding sounds near belts are usually associated with a bad bearing than a bad belt itself. Other signs of a bad belt include lose of power. leaking coolant or other fluids, illuminated dashboard lights, steam rising from the engine and air conditioning failure.