Both of our cars, until today, sported the original serpentine belts. The Acura had 78k miles on its belt and the Honda had 56k on its belt. I had tried a Goodyear Gatorback belt on the Acura before, but something about that belt didn't agree with the belt drive system because when the A/C compressor was engaged, the tensioner would rattle back and forth like a can of spray paint. So I put the OEM belt back on, and figured I'd get a new OEM belt one of these days.
An Advance Auto Parts mailer came yesterday with a 20% off coupon for "a Dayco belt, tensioner, pulley, etc". It said "a" as in singular, but I told them that if they'd do 20% off two belts, I'd buy two, one for each vehicle. That's how it was programmed in the system I guess, because I got 20% my total purchase of two belts. Nice.
So the Acura's got a new one, which doesn't cause the tensioner to go into a tizzy, and the Honda has one, though it fought the whole time against it. I had to remove the right front wheel and even then it took 30 minutes. The Acura's belt slips on and off in about 5.
Anyway, good service so far from Dayco's new Poly-W belts. Time will tell, obviously, if durability is up to OEM standards, but they run smooth and quiet, like a belt should.
An Advance Auto Parts mailer came yesterday with a 20% off coupon for "a Dayco belt, tensioner, pulley, etc". It said "a" as in singular, but I told them that if they'd do 20% off two belts, I'd buy two, one for each vehicle. That's how it was programmed in the system I guess, because I got 20% my total purchase of two belts. Nice.
So the Acura's got a new one, which doesn't cause the tensioner to go into a tizzy, and the Honda has one, though it fought the whole time against it. I had to remove the right front wheel and even then it took 30 minutes. The Acura's belt slips on and off in about 5.
Anyway, good service so far from Dayco's new Poly-W belts. Time will tell, obviously, if durability is up to OEM standards, but they run smooth and quiet, like a belt should.
