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Old 10-04-2018, 02:30 PM
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I have a 2004 with 80k miles. I was planning on replacing the serpentine drive belt but upon closer inspection the edge of the indicator isn’t beyond the edge of the tensioner base.

Given the age, should I replace it anyways?

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If it were me, I'd replace it. Rubber compound lose their elasticity, with age and heat. Use OEM.

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Looks and should be good for another 30k miles. Doesn't hurt to change it though. I recommend a Gates belt
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According to the marks, you are out of range. The “good belt” zone is the first third of that indicator block that is sitting lower.

With that, the indicator is not an accurate way to judge condition anyway. Visual inspection is the way to go, dont use the indicator solely.
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According to the marks, you are out of range. The “good belt” zone is the first third of that indicator block that is sitting lower.

With that, the indicator is not an accurate way to judge condition anyway. Visual inspection is the way to go, dont use the indicator solely.
Thanks, @Billman250 you are right. I zoomed in on the photo and I can see the indicator further to the left. Thank you! OEM belt ordered. If the OEM belt worked for 80k+ miles and 15 years, I'm ok with using one exactly like it.
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In comparison to auto part store belts, the OEM belt quality is off the chart. Can literally last 4 times as long. Even ones with over 100k on them show no cracks.
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Is there any reason to replace an original low mileage belt that looks good and meets specs just because its 16 years old?
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Good preventive maintenance.

10 minute job (of which 8 minutes is finding the socket set) to replace the belt.

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