The short answer here is that yes — in most cases — you should replace your car's serpentine belt when replacing the alternator. The issue isn't so much that the two components are part of the same ...

Consider yourself pressed for time if the battery warning light turns on while you're driving. The red or amber light generally means one of two things: Either your 12-volt battery is weak and on the ...

Serpentine belt tensioners and pulleys aren’t the same thing, but they’re closely related, and while a pulley is its own individual part, a component of almost every tensioner is a pulley. Pulleys, in ...

If your car or truck won’t hold a charge, or if you’re having signs electrical gremlins like dimming headlights, you probably need a new alternator. “If you keep a vehicle over 100,000 miles, chances ...

Owning a car might be the biggest, and worst, waiting game on the planet. Every single day that you step into the driver’s seat and wonder, “What might go wrong?” We’re not just talking rust buckets, ...

(iSeeCars) – Your alternator is one of the hardest working parts on your vehicle. It’s a common misconception that the battery in your vehicle is what supplies your power while the vehicle is running.