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so my g is making a funny noise when I first crank it up. sounds like its in the belt drive. Im thinking about ordering all the parts before I take the belt off to examine so I have replacement parts ready and on hand. I was just wondering if you guys suggest I go with the infiniti replacement belt, tensioner, and idler pulleys from the dealership or if I could just get some stuff off rock auto? and if so what brands do you guys recommend?


thanks in advance!

2008G-Man

Go with OEM

canucklehead

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rockauto belts are just fine. dayco, gates, whatever. they are oem supplier and supply Nissan with their "oem" belts anyways - just rebranded as Nissan parts. i picked up a gates belt from rockauto a while back and it was perfect fit, premium oe quality.

2008G-Man

Well the OP was talking about more than just buying belts.

fmrlegend

I even bought the tensioner from a non-dealer and works just fine.

xxg00w0

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how much will the labor cost for replace the belt.

canucklehead

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^ i paid $30 while getting some other minor work done a while back. labor time was 0.3hrs. would have done it myself but for $30 i just had the shop do it.

my old G35 belt re+re cost $30 as well when i had it done too.

_Invictus

I need to replace my Serpentine belt as well, but I plan to get a shop to do it since I'm not experienced in that field (Honesty moment). Should I just purchase the belt and service from a shop or purchase the belt myself and bring it to someone to get it done?

optikk

Is this something that would be covered under warranty? I just dropped my vehicle off at infiniti yesterday for the same noises and they informed me that it was my belt, tensioner and pulley. I have extended warranty, they said they're in the process of calling infiniti to see if it would be covered.. haven't heard back yet..

NickyP

My guess would be no or partially.

This is based on the fact that warranties typically do not cover parts that wear and need routine changes, such as breaks and tires, or routine maintenance, like oil changes. Based on this logic, the belt would be an out of pocket and the tensioner and pulley might be covered.

Now, if the belt wore out faster than it is supposed to, it might be covered under a warranty, similar to the way that most tires have a "lifetime" warranty that will say if they have defect that causes an issue before the "lifetime" (say 3yr/30k miles) of the tire is up then the mfr will replace.

Again, this is all just a guess. I'd ask for an explanation of why it isn't covered if they say it isn't.