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Maroon 6.2L SS · 06-22-2020, 04:52 PM

After leaving a bracket race the previous Sunday, I come to find out that when I got home that my Serp/AC belt came off and I had a oil leak. I took it in to a local service shop and they told me that the belt got wedged in between the crank and the crank seal which damaged the seal and caused the leak. I'm getting a new belt and seal installed and they're cleaning up the oil on the engine for me.

My question: Is the Serp/AC belt's only purpose to run the AC or does it also run some other minor stuff? Can I get away with leaving this belt off to save some money and avoid it possibly happening again? Will it hurt anything besides having no AC? I don't really drive it, I just do some bracket racing on the weekends spring-fall.

Thanks

pnwdan · 06-22-2020, 04:56 PM

The AC belt just runs the AC. The serpentine belt runs the rest.

06-22-2020, 04:52 PM	#1
Maroon 6.2L SS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS A6 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 190	Serp/AC belt After leaving a bracket race the previous Sunday, I come to find out that when I got home that my Serp/AC belt came off and I had a oil leak. I took it in to a local service shop and they told me that the belt got wedged in between the crank and the crank seal which damaged the seal and caused the leak. I'm getting a new belt and seal installed and they're cleaning up the oil on the engine for me. My question: Is the Serp/AC belt's only purpose to run the AC or does it also run some other minor stuff? Can I get away with leaving this belt off to save some money and avoid it possibly happening again? Will it hurt anything besides having no AC? I don't really drive it, I just do some bracket racing on the weekends spring-fall. Thanks

06-22-2020, 04:56 PM	#2
pnwdan Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Washington Posts: 848	The AC belt just runs the AC. The serpentine belt runs the rest. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS LS3/M6