Replace serpentine fan belts
01-21-2008, 05:42 PM
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Replace serpentine fan belts
What should a "reasonable cost" be to replace the fan belts on my '01 SSEi ? The dealer quoted me ~$275 total. Sounds high to me - anyone else?
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01-21-2008, 05:47 PM
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there are no fan belts on your SSEi.
replace the sepentine belt? If you pay someone to do it for you, you better only have one outfit, a white tux. Even then, you should do it naked.
It is probably the easiest maintenance item you can do on your car.
The dealer should be able to replace a belt in 5 minutes, anything over $20 is a joke.
replace the sepentine belt? If you pay someone to do it for you, you better only have one outfit, a white tux. Even then, you should do it naked.
It is probably the easiest maintenance item you can do on your car.
The dealer should be able to replace a belt in 5 minutes, anything over $20 is a joke.
01-21-2008, 05:51 PM
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If you have a socket wrench, a 15mm socket(might be 13mm...), a T50 torx bit and 15 minutes to spend, you'd be crazy to pay that much. It'* VERY easy. Cost for the two belts shouldn't exceed $50-60 total.
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Re: Replace serpentine fan belts
Originally Posted by carterb
What should a "reasonable cost" be to replace the fan belts on my '01 SSEi ? The dealer quoted me ~$275 total. Sounds high to me - anyone else?
Go to a different dealer or as Haro says, do it yourself...
01-21-2008, 06:38 PM
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Thanks guys!
I had already decided I was going to do it myself. It took me about 10 minutes last time to replace the belt(*) on my GMC truck. I just needed a chuckle on what the friggin' dealer was going to charge me!
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I had already decided I was going to do it myself. It took me about 10 minutes last time to replace the belt(*) on my GMC truck. I just needed a chuckle on what the friggin' dealer was going to charge me!
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01-21-2008, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
there are no fan belts on your SSEi.
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01-22-2008, 09:16 AM
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Re: Replace serpentine fan belts
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Originally Posted by carterb
What should a "reasonable cost" be to replace the fan belts on my '01 SSEi ? The dealer quoted me ~$275 total. Sounds high to me - anyone else?
Go to a different dealer or as Haro says, do it yourself...
01-26-2008, 12:24 PM
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An update to my original post -
Changed the belts myself at a total cost of ~$60 for both belts. Took ~15 minutes.
For those interested, part numbers for the belts are:
Supercharger - GM # 12588414 ACDelco # 6K725 21mm X 1855mm size
Main belt - GM # 12588413 ACDelco # 6K926 20mm X 2364mm size
Cheers!
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Changed the belts myself at a total cost of ~$60 for both belts. Took ~15 minutes.
For those interested, part numbers for the belts are:
Supercharger - GM # 12588414 ACDelco # 6K725 21mm X 1855mm size
Main belt - GM # 12588413 ACDelco # 6K926 20mm X 2364mm size
Cheers!
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