Just snapped these pictures.

Looks like I need a new serpentine belt?

The wear indicator (bottom of picture) should be left of the ridge up...correct?

 

I forgot to mention...no leaks from transmission or anywhere else. Still haven't opened it up to look at the fluid level, but will do that soon.

 

Yes, yours is just outside of tolerance. Mine --- I just changed the belt about 5K miles ago.

 

Okay well I will get the belt changed today then.

Another question:
In my first picture where there is a white cross on the belt tensioner drawn. What is that indicating? The line on the cross doesn't even come close to lining up?
I did check the tensioner following the guide in the helm's manual. There is no play and the indicator basically stays where it is at when the engine is idling. I also moved the tensioner up and down with a ratchet and 14mm socket. Nice and smooth without any squeaks or abnormal noises.

Edit: Well now that I look at your picture your yellow line doesn't meet up with the outer most portion of the line. I'm guessing this isn't an issue?

 

Holy god. Just called Honda. They want $112.84 for the serpentine belt

 

Okay got the dealer to price match my Honda dealer back in WA. Brought it down to 62 bucks. Gonna put it on now.

 

Glad you got the price down a bit. Rest assured that the OEM belt is not the same as an off brand one. You will want the OEM one on there even if it cost $30 more than Mr Auto Parts Zone. This is such an engineered car that OEM parts for just about everything is the way to go. Fortunately as a Honda, you won't need them that much.

On the a/c compressor issue, you did not delve into too much detail. Do you suspect it in some way? If it is part of the problem a new belt will not be the end of the operation.


Wanted to add this too, it is from a DIY on tensioners on this forum:

Now then, you suspect you have a failed bearing on the pulley for the Belt tensioner. Usually the symptoms are a slight chirping which can sound similar to a bad belt. To verify it is the bearing remove the Belt and spin the pulley to listen for grinding or not so smooth action.

 

Got the new belt on without any issues what so ever. The old belt was way stretched out in comparison to the new one. y And yes, I totally agree with you, OEM parts all the way! Still haven't started the car. Going to check the tranny fluid first. Had to run out to the store to get a tool quickly though.

As far as the A/C goes. I do not think the A/C compressor is bad...it still blows out ice cold air after being on for a minute or so. I was just thinking that maybe since I moved from like a 70-80 degree maximum temperature climate to a 110 degrees average temperature that it could be A/C related? My train of thought was that if the A/C compressor was weak now would be the time to really show since I've been using it at full blast. Although, I will admit I do not know too much about how the A/C systems work so maybe my logic is incorrect. It's just a little coincidental that I have only driven my car 40 miles or so out here and the noise started within that period since it never made any noises back in the Northwest.

 

Okay. Just checked the manual transmission fluid. Fluid is filled to the top. Started to leak out before I could even take the bolt out completely. Fluid is clean like it just got poured out of the bottle.

 

Mine's a 1/4 of the way onto the high ridge so I need to fit a new belt.

What's the Honda part number for the 2006 cars? I found a part number for the '08 and '09 (31110-PCX-505) but the websites say it won't work on my car!

-- Chuck