Is the C engine beltless like my liftback G3?

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  1. Troy Heagy

    Troy Heagy Member

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    A/C, oil pump, coolant pump..... all driven by electricity rather than a belt (tied to the engine)?

    Does the Prius C's engine have any vestigial pulleys where the belts used to connect (on the older G1 and G2 Priuses)?
     
    #1 Troy Heagy, May 30, 2014
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    So easy to pop the hood... ;)

    SCH-I535
     
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    The c is beltless.
     
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    On a car I don't own? ;) (Besides when I popped the hood at the dealer, I couldn't really see much.)
     
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    It's beltless, which is hopefully one less thing I'll have to worry about replacing on this car.
     
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    Yeah I've come to despise timing belt service. $1000 down the drain.
     
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    The Prius"c" engine has a timing chain, not a timing belt.
     
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    no belts which is a great thing
     
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    The Prius engine oil pump runs off the crankshaft.
     
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    Ahhh engine drag (some).
     
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    So to clarify:
    The air conditioner is electric powered, just like the full-sized Prius.
     
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    Yes
     
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