Your car's serpentine or drive belt is a vital engine component. It's responsible for providing power to various accessories, including the air conditioning compressor, power steering pump, and the ...

Q. I shudder at the thought of buying a car with a timing belt instead of a timing chain, especially when a belt can disintegrate at an estimated 60,000 miles (according to one manufacturer). And if ...

The problem: A chirping noise may emanate from the engine compartment while it’s running. This may be due to too little clearance between the timing belt and the back edge of the crankshaft pulley.

Timing belts themselves are relatively inexpensive but can easily cause thousands of dollars of damage if they break while the engine is running. Engines come in two configurations: Interference and ...

Car problems can start with a bang or some variation of the worst noise you can imagine. There could be a clunk and a shudder from the transmission, or sudden banshee-like squeals from the depths of ...

This effect is more noticeable when additional engine power is needed such as during uphill driving or overtaking ...

My Qashqai is seven and half years old. Full service history with a Nissan dealership. last service only 6 months ago, and has done approx 53k miles. About five weeks ago, when driving I heard a noise ...

BorgWarner has patented a method to reduce engagement noise in chain or belt drives for internal combustion engines. By incorporating unique non-prevalent order sprockets with specific radial ...