vboolcha

Has anyone had their supercharger belt changed? This is also called the front belt or compressor drive belt. I was getting an oil change at 65K when my indy shop looked at the belt and saw it was separating at the seam and I had it changed.

I bring this up because I only realized then that this is different than the serpentine V belt which doesn't have a time change interval but just an inspection every so often and usually lasts well beyond 65K. If you look at the manual its really easy to confuse these two belts and their recommendations.

Silver42

The SC belt is changed (per the Maintenance Plan..) at 55K Mile Service. I know this because I just had it done. Other things were:

Spark Plugs
Brake Fluid Flush and re- fill
Oil Change

that's the big stuff...

snagitseven

All correct per the 3.0T maintenance schedule except the brake flush which is every two years regardless of mileage. Mine was done at the 25K and 45K since I drive about 10K miles each year.

a44mark

I, too, got myself confused over the replacement mileage of the two belts (see my spark plug DIY on the front page where I got them mixed up). The front belt is scheduled for 55k (as snagitseven says), while I'm pretty sure the accessory (rear) belt is listed at 75k. My SC belt looked good when I replaced it at 55k, so I probably could have gone longer, but it was a cheap and easy DIY, so I didn't postpone it... The rear belt is a little trickier, and I'm less than 5k from replacement, so I need to figure out if I can do it w/o removing the bumper and sliding the radiator forward.

-Mark