If you change the processor to one that generates more heat than the sink can dissipate you will need to put a larger sink in your computer, but if the processor is the same and you haven't overclocked or anything, the sink will last forever. It's made from cast aluminum and just sits there. It won't wear out.
it goes out and your heat will be gon
Well, I know when a tire on my car needs to be replaced when there is no tread left on it. What are YOU referring to
If it is leaking it needs replacing. If you have no heat and the inlet heater hose is hot and the outlet is cool, it is stopped up and may need replacing, if it cannot be flushed out.
How do you know if it needs to be replaced
when the air does not comes out cold in your ac will be a good time
Have it looked at by a professional transmission specialist.
You will not know. Just replace it every 50,000 miles.
If its leaking or has been bent or crushed it needs replacing.
Replace it every 50,000 miles and then you won't have to guess.
It is probably not a belt, but rather a chain
It will become noisy and you may experience poor performance.
Look on the back side of the serpentine belt (the side of the belt with the ribs). If any of the ribs are cracked the belt should be replaced. Take a look at the physical condition. If it is cracked on the inside (groove or V side) it needs to be replaced.