Q: Sephertine belt came off
THE SEPERTINE BELT CAME OFF I HAVE NO POWERING STEERING WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. Do I need to replace the water pump pulley with that.
My car has 30000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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