Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Can I have some info regarding with getting a new belt tensioner?

Ok here is the story. I have a 1999 Chevy Camaro w/ 104,000 miles. About one month ago the serpentine belt came off and I went to a mechanic who had one of the pulleys changed and serpentine belt replaced.



About one month later the belt had come off the pulleys again. I brought it to the mechanic and he said that I needed to replace something called the belt tensioner.



questions



-Is it normal for the belt tensioner to go wrong in a high mileage vehicle after replacing the serpentine belt?



-how much should this cost? He quotes me at $340 altogether with part and labor



-About two weeks ago every time I had started the car it sounded like there was a squealing noise coming from the belt. This happened only when I started the car after it have been sitting overnight, and the noise went away after the car warmed up a bit. Could this have been related to the belt tensioner?Can I have some info regarding with getting a new belt tensioner?
belt tensioner shoul dhav ebeen replace when belt was many do this since that might have been why it snap in first place they go bad alot and yes thats whats tightens belt and loose belt squeals not hard to replace on many cars and not real high to buy mine is like 30 bucks call autozone ask you can get a how to replace it print out if you ask or look it up online at home get a place near a price and get a how to do it online top of their page says do it yourself type in your car infoCan I have some info regarding with getting a new belt tensioner?
Well the tension-er was more then likely the problem all along this may be to tight or to loose there is a spring in the tension-er this would cause problems with the belt the idler pulley can lock up or slip usually do to a bad bearing or a something on the pulley. So I would replace the tension-er and this wil fix your problem no more belt coming off.Can I have some info regarding with getting a new belt tensioner?
HI

I would be curious as to what pulley he replaced?? Pulley's don't usually ware out. The thing that would ware out would be the tensioner pulley. Over time and heat the spring in it can lose it tension.

good luck

tim