**STORY**
i was on my way home from work on the freeway and i heard something break. it sounded like something hit the bottom of the car, so i checked my mirrors to see if i ran over something, but it was gettting dark and hard to tell.
then i saw my brake, ABS, and battery lights were lit up. a couple seconds later, i see me temp gauge climing fast and almost in the red. i quickly get in the slow lane, turn the motor off, turn my harazd lights on and coast off to the shoulder.
at first, i had no clue what might have broke. i thought maybe some kind of sensor or something popped off and bounced off the underside of my car. i opened the hood to see if i could see anything, but it was too dark. i could tell the coolant level was normal.
i let the car sit for a couple minutes until the temp dropped to midway and i started it again to see if i could get off the freeway. i made it to the offramp, but had to stop again to let it cool down. then i drove it to the shop of a mechanic i know. i parked it there and with the help of a streetlight, i saw that a belt was gone. i left the car in the shop parking lot for him to look at when he gets a chance. i could tell i lost my power steering as well when i was parking.
**QUESTIONS**
is the water pump, alternater, and power steering all on the same belt?
my temp gauge got just into the red before i had a chance to pull off. how likely is it that i may have damaged anything else?
how hard is it to replace the belt? could i do it on a slope in a parking lot?
should i have anything else inspected before driving it, or if it drives like normal, everything should be fine?
i was on my way home from work on the freeway and i heard something break. it sounded like something hit the bottom of the car, so i checked my mirrors to see if i ran over something, but it was gettting dark and hard to tell.
then i saw my brake, ABS, and battery lights were lit up. a couple seconds later, i see me temp gauge climing fast and almost in the red. i quickly get in the slow lane, turn the motor off, turn my harazd lights on and coast off to the shoulder.
at first, i had no clue what might have broke. i thought maybe some kind of sensor or something popped off and bounced off the underside of my car. i opened the hood to see if i could see anything, but it was too dark. i could tell the coolant level was normal.
i let the car sit for a couple minutes until the temp dropped to midway and i started it again to see if i could get off the freeway. i made it to the offramp, but had to stop again to let it cool down. then i drove it to the shop of a mechanic i know. i parked it there and with the help of a streetlight, i saw that a belt was gone. i left the car in the shop parking lot for him to look at when he gets a chance. i could tell i lost my power steering as well when i was parking.
**QUESTIONS**
is the water pump, alternater, and power steering all on the same belt?
my temp gauge got just into the red before i had a chance to pull off. how likely is it that i may have damaged anything else?
how hard is it to replace the belt? could i do it on a slope in a parking lot?
should i have anything else inspected before driving it, or if it drives like normal, everything should be fine?
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