Your car’s serpentine or drive belt is a vital engine component. It’s responsible for providing power to various accessories, including the air conditioning compressor, power steering pump, and the water pump. The source of that power is the crankshaft, which spins as the pistons inside your engine move up and down. The serpentine belt slips over the crankshaft pulley and connects to various other pulleys, transferring that power to accessory pumps and components like the alternator. While the serpentine
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