[sellout]

My X has 12,500 miles on it, and I just noticed some wear on the inside edge of the belt the other day. It's still got the plastic idlers, but I doubt they have anything to do with this, since I can see the spot that's causing the wear and it's between the crank and A/C pullies.

You can see in this picture that it's rubbing on the edge of the block just above the oil pan. I don't know what has to happen to make it touch there, but it's obviously happening. It doesn't look like its happened often, but this is the only spot where I can see proof of something causing the belt to wear on that edge. Thoughts?

 

[Mugen_Zensou]

odd... first time i've seen it. looks like the belt is too close to the motor. something is out of line, either pulleys or tensioner. you said it has 12,500 miles, it would be a warranty item

 

[STY?]

Dealer visit!

 

[hotstix]

Hyundai pulleys are most likely the issue. We have seen this a few times with cars running those pulleys. In many cases the tensioner needs to be spaced out with a small washer.

On a side note, I am running 2 hyundai pulleys on my built motor and havnt seen any signs of wear......(yet?)

edit: reading>me Thought you said you WERE running the hyundais. Anyway, the OEM plastics are known for this too, hence the reason people started switching them in the first place.