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Cleaning oil from serpentine belt

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Old May 31, 2017 | 08:24 PM
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Cleaning oil from serpentine belt

What would you use to clean oil off a serpentine belt?
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Old May 31, 2017 | 08:38 PM
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Re: Cleaning oil from serpentine belt

Replace the belt
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Old Jun 1, 2017 | 01:01 PM
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Re: Cleaning oil from serpentine belt

Soapy water if you just got a spill or whatever on it. If it's been stored sitting in anything petroleum based, replace it.
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