You can find three types in your car: a timing, a serpentine, and V-belts. The timing belt is located inside the engine itself, obscured from view. It features teeth on its surface, which fit into cogwheels. It synchronizes movable engine components while the car is running. The serpentine belt winds around the engine, connecting its key components while delivering power. These components include the A/C, alternator, water pump, and power steering pump. When it breaks, the power supply to each of them is cut off. The V-belts are now outmoded, though they once used to fulfill the task of the newer serpentine belt. They also provide power to the components mentioned above, but each is independent. It means that exactly one of them is assigned to each component. When one breaks, only its associated component’s function is jeopardized. They hold more tautly and are less prone to slipping. Given that they are usually found in older models, they can be harder to come by.