1997 Saturn SL "bad serpentine belt drain battery" Questions

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...serpentine belt is either slipping badly or is off. there are 5 or so pulleys on the passenger side of the engine that should have a belt running to all of them. That belts runs all the accesories ...

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...bad and looser serpentine belt drain my battery. Hi, I can help. Drain your battery no. Prevent your battery from properly charging and causing loss of power yes. The serpentine belt spins the pulley ...

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...bad alternator / serpentine drive belt, frozen belt pulley, bad alternator. Be sure your underhood light, map light, courtesy or dome light and cargo light are shutting off properly and not causing a ...

...serpentine belt, and battery terminals, checked the fuses under the hood, and still the battery isn't charging it only drains while running not sitting what else is there? With engine running what is ...

...serpentine belt. If you belt is bad it may be slipping and not turning the alternator. If you alternator is going I would get that fixed asap so you don't stall on the side of the road. A parts store ...

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...serpentine belt, which is most common on today's vehicles, then you need to troubleshoot a touch, but it's still pretty simple. The most common problem is a faulty battery, or a large drain on the ...

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...bad cell in battery or you have a charging problem with your alternator, First I would chech your charging voltage should be around 14.2 volts while at idle, if ok then i would do a load test on ...

OR BELT BROKE, OR THERE A BAD PULLY. DONT DRIVE BECAUSE WITH BELT OFF CAR WILL OVER HEAT DUE TO THAT THE BELT DRIVES THE WATER PUMP, POWER STREEING PUMP, ALTERNATOR, ALSO ALSO WILL DRIAN YOUR BATTERY

...Serpentine Belt. The Belt that drives the alternator, could possibly put Extra stress on the shaft pulley in directions it shouldn't be, thus causing the shaft bearing to prematurely expire. Bad ...

...bad. It will start if you dont let it set for to long but overnight it drains the battery. I turned the car on and removed the positive cable on the battery and the car dies. What is the easiest way ...

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