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Kwando
06-10-2005, 09:52 AM
My g/f’s 98 Eclipse RS just had her serpentine belt changed a little over a year ago and today it just frayed and slipped off the pulleys. What can cause a belt to wear so fast? At the time the belt was changed her power steering pump was also replaced, a bearing was shot.

Any ideas?
Aracheon
06-10-2005, 09:54 AM
It's a DSM. ;)
ryanman
06-10-2005, 09:56 AM
It's a DSM. ;)
Uhh, no it's not. It's a 98 Eclipse RS, AKA-420a neon motor
STIBungy
06-10-2005, 10:30 AM
If it was overtightened, it will wear out faster. If the pulley is slightly warped, the belt will wear out faster starting from one side of the belt.
Kwando
06-10-2005, 10:37 AM
i told her to get rid of that POS... ryanman is correct it's a 420 motor... 420!!! It's friday, you ain't got shit to do... you're getting high tonight...

damn it... at least i am out running around trying to get a new belt instead of being at work...
Aracheon
06-10-2005, 10:41 AM
Uhh, no it's not. It's a 98 Eclipse RS, AKA-420a neon motor

O.o

So when did they stop making the 2nd gens, then?
81RDNK
06-10-2005, 11:09 AM
i told her to get rid of that POS... ryanman is correct it's a 420 motor... 420!!! It's friday, you ain't got shit to do... you're getting high tonight...

damn it... at least i am out running around trying to get a new belt instead of being at work...


YOU FUCKER. That's where you are.
HONDA GHANDI
06-10-2005, 11:14 AM
Cheap ass belts I noticed wear out faster. We installed some cheapo NAPA belts (not even Gates brand) at Honda Stuff a while ago and they stretched and started squeaking inside of a week and then were cracked and torn by about 10k miles. BOOO!
JDTypeX
06-10-2005, 11:50 AM
O.o

So when did they stop making the 2nd gens, then?

Well it's still a 2nd Gen, but not really considered a DSM because it doesn't have the 4G63 engine.
Only the Talon TSi, Eclipse GS-T, Eclipse GS-X and Lasers were really DSMs
The Neon, Eclipse GS, Eclipse RS, and Talon ESi all ran the 420A motor, therefor not DSM
The Evo's are primarly known as DSMs also because they house the 4G63 engine once again, it's just a new version of it.

That's why the 3000GT's (AKA GTO's) that were built at the same time are not really considered a DSM. This I might be completly wrong about, but pretty sure they were basicly built by the same crowd of people... But house the 6G72 engine.

Someone who's a true DSMer (Dark Side MuthaFucka) :D may need to correct what I have wrong here.
stu
06-10-2005, 12:01 PM
DSM refers to Diamond Star Motors, which was the agreement between Chrysler and Mitsubishi to build a car. So the fact that it's an Eclipse with a Neon motor makes it a DSM in my eyes.
JDTypeX
06-10-2005, 12:08 PM
yet... Does it have the actually DSM badge under the hood like the rest do?
Kwando
06-10-2005, 12:48 PM
the belt was a cheap vato zone... i got a goodyear mitsubishi belt.
Aracheon
06-10-2005, 01:09 PM
DSM refers to Diamond Star Motors, which was the agreement between Chrysler and Mitsubishi to build a car. So the fact that it's an Eclipse with a Neon motor makes it a DSM in my eyes.


^^^
Part of my reasoning behind calling it a DSM.
ryanman
06-10-2005, 01:10 PM
O.o

So when did they stop making the 2nd gens, then?
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