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5949 Ottawa St Po Box 490 Richmond, ON K0A 2Z0 613-838-2184

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Snake in the Engine (Serpentine Belt)

There's a belt that snakes through your engine.  It's even named for a snake, the serpentine belt.  It'll bite you when it breaks, possibly leaving you stranded.  So, it's good to know ...
Published on: Sep 25, 2022

What Richmond Drivers Need to Know About Their Serpentine Belt

Your serpentine belt drives your alternator and air conditioning compressor. The power steering and power brake pumps are driven by the serpentine belt in many vehicles. In some vehicles, the water pu...
Published on: Jan 01, 2020

Serpentine Belt Replacement at The Car-O-Practor Ltd in Richmond

Hello, Richmond drivers! Today's The Car-O-Practor Ltd auto care topic is the serpentine belt. Your serpentine belt is a long belt that’s driven by your engine. It winds around several accessori...
Published on: Sep 22, 2019

The Car-O-Practor Ltd Automotive Tips: Serpentine Belt Material

Serpentine belts have had the same function for decades: powering the various engine accessories like the alternator, air conditioning compressor and such. The type of material used to make serpentine...
Published on: Sep 08, 2019

Serpentine Belt

The serpentine belt is powered by the engine as it turns. Your alternator, air conditioning compressor and power steering pump depend on your serpentine belt to run. On some vehicles it also runs the ...
Published on: Nov 10, 2015

Serpentine Belt Replacement at The Car-O-Practor Ltd in Richmond

Hello, Richmond ! Today's The Car-O-Practor Ltd auto care topic is the serpentine belt. Your serpentine belt is a long belt that's driven by your engine. It winds around several accessories that power...
Published on: Aug 26, 2015

Serpentine Belt

You know that long belt that snakes around the front of your engine?  It’s called the serpentine belt.  The belt’s driven by the engine as it turns.  It powers your alternat...
Published on: Apr 22, 2014

What Richmond Drivers Need to Know About Their Serpentine Belt

Your serpentine belt drives your alternator and air conditioning compressor. The power steering and power brake pumps are driven by the serpentine belt in many vehicles. In some vehicles, the water pu...
Published on: Mar 20, 2014