notsoaveragej0e
09-23-2009, 03:40 PM
I changed a belt on my gf's car this past weekend that was squeaking badly, and upon inspection once I took it off, was torn up and rotted out. The car has 100k on it, so it definitely needed it. After I replaced it, everything ran fine, but I noticed the car had a slightly rough idle (had never driven it before, so I suspect it was there before).
Today, she said it sputtered a little and a check engine light came on. My first instinct is that the cat is going... I'll get the code checked at autozone or something this weekend, but are there any common causes for something like this with a new belt installed? Or is it just a coincidence?
...and for what it's worth, she has a 2002 Mazda Protege. I could only reach one of the belts (the other didnt need changing anyways, looked newer) which ran the AC and steering pump.
Today, she said it sputtered a little and a check engine light came on. My first instinct is that the cat is going... I'll get the code checked at autozone or something this weekend, but are there any common causes for something like this with a new belt installed? Or is it just a coincidence?
...and for what it's worth, she has a 2002 Mazda Protege. I could only reach one of the belts (the other didnt need changing anyways, looked newer) which ran the AC and steering pump.