I took my car in for an oil change and the mechanic found one of the belts has cracks. He said it needs to be changed but still good for couple of thousand miles. Should i be worried about this and get replaced asap? i have an 06 w/ 35k miles

 

Just replace it. Belt are not expensive and are super easy to do yourself.

 

do you know a step by step instructions, id like to do it myself.

 

here are the results of my very intensive 2 second search:

https://my350z.com/forum/engine-driv...very-easy.html

 

/\thanks, whats the name of that belt that needs replacing, oh is it a good idea to replace the other one too?

 

dude read the post I linked:

yea you should replace both. you need to take the other one off anyways to get to the one thats for sure cracked.

 

got it thanks

 

i replaced my last weekend. bought gaterback from autozone.. took me about 2 hours on jack stands.. and I've never changed a 350z belt before.

After you get the bottom part off, the rest is easy

 

2 hours?!?!?! Damn son. lol

What most people dont know about belt tensionors, is you always gotta loosen the center nut before the adjustment bolt so it moves freely and then tighten it backup in reverse order.

 

I changed mine a couple of months ago. I've never tried to work on any car myself, and I found this to be easy to do. The hardest part was getting the car on jack stands using the stupid scissor jack. And yes, replace both. Chances are if one is cracked, the other one is too, or will be soon enough. The DIY on here is what I used to get me going.

 

did you guys use torque wrench?

 

Mine is cracked too. Let me know when you have time, Ed.

 

Let me finish up ******* car and you're next.

 

30-35k is about right for belts for the VQ.

 

Time for new belts, i replaced mine a year ago and my AC belt is bad again. The underhood heat of the VQ just kills belts.

 

^ Vented hood FTW.

 

im now on 34,800k miles, lol its not like the belt will snap when it hits 35k mark right?
im doing 400 miles long driving this weekend, pls tell me i should be good.

 

Wow...haha. I just had mine replaced today @ 35,800 miles.

Do it yourself if you can. The place I get all my service done charged me $144

 

dude, you coulda drove to me for 40 bucks for both belts.

 

I'll remember that for future mods... I'm about 2 hours from Cheshire.

The labor for the belts was like $60, and they go through everything and check/fill fluids. It's a trusted shop I've always used. If I had the time, I would have just done it myself.