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      05-31-2019, 09:04 PM   #1
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Hey guys, wanted any opinions on this. Replacing my serpentine belt and pulleys soon and was curious to any testimonials and functionality of the plate? Looks really legit it the video!

https://www.oxwerkzperformance.com/?...0212a2296b210f

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Hey guys, wanted any opinions on this. Replacing my serpentine belt and pulleys soon and was curious to any testimonials and functionality of the plate? Looks really legit it the video!

https://www.oxwerkzperformance.com/?...0212a2296b210f

Looks great. Might do this while I replace my belt as preventative maintenance.
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Hey guys, wanted any opinions on this. Replacing my serpentine belt and pulleys soon and was curious to any testimonials and functionality of the plate? Looks really legit it the video!

https://www.oxwerkzperformance.com/?...0212a2296b210f

I installed this a few weeks ago for peace of mind. It covers the entire crank seal, I don’t see how any of the belt can get past this. The tolerances are tight, I used a feeler gauge to center it (don’t recall which size). Pretty easy install.
I marked the balancer and kept track of which hole each balancer bolt went so I installed it back exactly as I took it off cause I’m anal like that lol.
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Here is a pic of it installed
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Here is a pic of it installed
Wow looks awesome and so conforming. What bolt type/size are those underneath? Or do you know the original bolt types to take out?
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Wow looks awesome and so conforming. What bolt type/size are those underneath? Or do you know the original bolt types to take out?
I forget the size, it comes with 2 new aluminum bolts.
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If I'm going to be doing my OFHG and serpentine belt / tensioner / pulley, do you guys think it would be worth the time and money to do this at the same time?
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Wouldn't be needed if people maintained their vehicle, just saying. However, I guess if you don't want to maintain it, there is this for added insurance.
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$150 seems excessive for it.

I agree with Jeff.

I’ll stick to keeping an eye on the belt and replacing it if it shows any wear or tears.

Would be cool at about 1/3 of the price imo.
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$150 seems excessive for it.

I agree with Jeff.

I’ll stick to keeping an eye on the belt and replacing it if it shows any wear or tears.

Would be cool at about 1/3 of the price imo.
Ya agree also, would do it if it was 50 or maybe 75 bucks but I take care of my maint and not too worried about it failing.
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Hey guys, wanted any opinions on this. Replacing my serpentine belt and pulleys soon and was curious to any testimonials and functionality of the plate? Looks really legit it the video!

https://www.oxwerkzperformance.com/?...0212a2296b210f

I bought one and installed it. Saved me 3 separate times of shredding a belt. It did its job by not having belt sucked through front main seal. I highly recommend getting one ASAP. No I did not neglect the maintenance on my car.
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An alternative could be to cut properly shaped plate and glue it in place...
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It's a nice added piece of mind. $150.00 is a sticker shock given what you are getting. However, the time it takes to replace the crank seal, oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, clean out chunks of belt out of the engine, and potentially replace a PS steering pulley engine mounts outweigh the cost of $150.00.

Jeff has a great point. Hey, just pop the hood once in a while and use an LED light to take a look around!!!!!
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Wouldn't be needed if people maintained their vehicle, just saying. However, I guess if you don't want to maintain it, there is this for added insurance.
Hahah this is exactly what I keep telling everyone on the FB groups. And then someone tells me "Oh no your belt can still break if everything is in good condition" and then I ask to show me or link me to some cases but they never do.
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I bought one and installed it. Saved me 3 separate times of shredding a belt. It did its job by not having belt sucked through front main seal. I highly recommend getting one ASAP. No I did not neglect the maintenance on my car.
How the hell did you belt shred 3 times if your car is in good condition? I want to know how.
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$150 seems excessive for it.

I agree with Jeff.

I’ll stick to keeping an eye on the belt and replacing it if it shows any wear or tears.

Would be cool at about 1/3 of the price imo.
$150 is expensive? I dont think ive ever seen cheaper insurance against an engine replacement

This company is probably not going to sell many of these, mostly due to people being (this)cheap. So I think the price point is just enough for them to break even after a while or potentially make some money. Which is good, because we should be happily supporting companies still worried enough about a 14 year old platform to r&d new helpful parts

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Wouldn't be needed if people maintained their vehicle, just saying. However, I guess if you don't want to maintain it, there is this for added insurance.
People doing preventative maintenance are having new belt kits shred, ill be doing one as extremely cheap insurance against a new motor

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An alternative could be to cut properly shaped plate and glue it in place...
this is how desperate people are to be cheap? really?
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$150 is expensive? I dont think ive ever seen cheaper insurance against an engine replacement

This company is probably not going to sell many of these, mostly due to people being (this)cheap. So I think the price point is just enough for them to break even after a while or potentially make some money. Which is good, because we should be happily supporting companies still worried enough about a 14 year old platform to r&d new helpful parts



People doing preventative maintenance are having new belt kits shred, ill be doing one as extremely cheap insurance against a new motor



this is how desperate people are to be cheap? really?

It's not the fact that the price is 150$, which is probably 200$ in my currency plus another 30$ for shipping. It's the fact that you are paying that much for something that probably won't happen if you maintain your car.

Now if you say that properly maintained car still gets their belt shred I would like to know why or see links because if true then I might consider it.
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It's not the fact that the price is 150$, which is probably 200$ in my currency plus another 30$ for shipping. It's the fact that you are paying that much for something that probably won't happen if you maintain your car.

Now if you say that properly maintained car still gets their belt shred I would like to know why or see links because if true then I might consider it.
again, the issue is happening to people with fresh belts. To the point ive put off installing a new one because im more concerned with shredding when i do that instead of continuing to use my old but not cracked belt

i dont really care to figure out why or how its happening, its enough of an issue that $150 is a drop in the bucket for insurance against a new engine. i have wasted way more than that on stuff that has way less purpose
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again, the issue is happening to people with fresh belts. To the point ive put off installing a new one because im more concerned with shredding when i do that instead of continuing to use my old but not cracked belt
Then perhaps it's the way they install it or something. Does it happen right away or after a few miles.
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I bought one and installed it. Saved me 3 separate times of shredding a belt. It did its job by not having belt sucked through front main seal. I highly recommend getting one ASAP. No I did not neglect the maintenance on my car.
How the hell did you belt shred 3 times if your car is in good condition? I want to know how.
First time the 2" inlets were making contact with the power steering pulley and ate a belt
At the drag strip. Second time my ac compressor seized up making the belt shred. The third time was because when this mechanic had to drop my subframe to do the oil pan gasket job a second time, he didn't bother to double check his work. I found out the cause was the power steering metal line was kinked and moved over making contact with one of the belt/pully. I make sure to keep the front inlet zip tied to the fan shroud so it won't make any sort of contact.
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$150 is expensive? I dont think ive ever seen cheaper insurance against an engine replacement

This company is probably not going to sell many of these, mostly due to people being (this)cheap. So I think the price point is just enough for them to break even after a while or potentially make some money. Which is good, because we should be happily supporting companies still worried enough about a 14 year old platform to r&d new helpful parts



People doing preventative maintenance are having new belt kits shred, ill be doing one as extremely cheap insurance against a new motor



this is how desperate people are to be cheap? really?
If people are doing the required maintenance to avoid the belt shredding, why are they still shredding belts? I'm not trying to be a smart ass, genuinely curious. Just replacing the belt isn't the problem. A few problems that create the belt issues are also worn pulley's, worn motor mounts and other botched up installs in the area like inlets.
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$150 is expensive? I dont think ive ever seen cheaper insurance against an engine replacement

This company is probably not going to sell many of these, mostly due to people being (this)cheap. So I think the price point is just enough for them to break even after a while or potentially make some money. Which is good, because we should be happily supporting companies still worried enough about a 14 year old platform to r&d new helpful parts



People doing preventative maintenance are having new belt kits shred, ill be doing one as extremely cheap insurance against a new motor



this is how desperate people are to be cheap? really?
If people are doing the required maintenance to avoid the belt shredding, why are they still shredding belts? I'm not trying to be a smart ass, genuinely curious. Just replacing the belt isn't the problem. A few problems that create the belt issues are also worn pulley's, worn motor mounts and other botched up installs in the area like inlets.
I've replaced all my rollers and tensioner/belts 4 different times now within a months time. New motor mounts, ac compressor, alternator. Hopefully I won't be shredding anymore belts anymore! +1 for crank seal plate it does exactly what it's supposed to do, protect.
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