Toyota-Lexus-Subaru-Honda Belts/Drive Belts (for the engine)

Your vehicle’s motor has a variety of mechanical components mounted on it that carry out important functions like providing power (the alternator), cooling your engine (the water pump), allowing you to steer your vehicle (your power steering pump), and keeping you comfortable (the air conditioner compressor). Without having a drive belt, not one of these components would work.

The reason for drive belts is to provide power between various engine components. These components function with the assistance of a belt and pulley system, which is why loose belts can cause various components to work poorly, or not at all.

That’s a very simple summary of car belts, and by no means all-inclusive. Let us talk in a bit more detail about various kinds of belts and how they function in your car.