New belt smell??

 

Silver Member
Username: Mrdark

Post Number: 222
Registered: Dec-04
anyone just replaced their serpentines and ever noticed a burning smell? is it just the belt breaking in? or something else?? i hope that it's just the belt and not my new ho alt...
 

Gold Member
Username: Theelfkeeper

Stockbridge, GA USA

Post Number: 2375
Registered: Feb-05
i don't have serpentines on my car, but if it smells like rubber, then its just the belt. it'll smell electrical if it was the alt.
 

Silver Member
Username: Johnfiac

Il USA

Post Number: 135
Registered: Mar-06
I just put a new belt on my blazer like a week ago, no smell. and it was the cheapest belt the store sold....15$ lol
 

Silver Member
Username: Titanbk

Mansfield, CT USA

Post Number: 109
Registered: Sep-05
I'm sorry but I've never ever heard of a new belt smell and I work in a car dealership. Maybe its a loose nut behind the steering wheel. Check there first.
 

Gold Member
Username: B101

Queen City, NC USA

Post Number: 3275
Registered: Sep-05
your rubbing something, if u smell rubber..
which means you installed the new belt incorrectly!
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