Prius 2004 broken v-Belt: is it safe to drive?

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  1. nas

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    Hello.

    I have a 2004 Prius and when driving it the Check Engine light turned on and the car with ! red warning appeared in the MFD. I stopped and checked the engine and noticed that the V-Belt broke.

    Question: is it still safe to drive the car to the dealer? What's the belt for in a Prius 2004? (cooling?)

    Thanks,


    Nas
     
    #1 nas, Jun 27, 2009
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    The belt drives the engine coolant pump. Don't drive it. The engine can't cool itself and the aftermath could be extremely expensive.

    How many miles on the car? Was that the original belt?
     
    #2 brick, Jun 27, 2009
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    The car has about 18000 miles and yes, it was the original belt. Thank you for your response.
     
    #3 nas, Jun 27, 2009
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    180000???????
     
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    No, 18,000 miles. The car is not used everyday and only moves short distances.
     
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    sounds like a bad belt or something.. my 04 has 122k miles on the OEM belt
     
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    No, do NOT drive it! Even if you have to pay for towing, that is a fraction of the cost of a +$4,000 all aluminum motor
     
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    Wow! You got me thinking about checking all my other vehicles.
     
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