2003 Chevrolet Malibu "noise tensioner belt pully" Questions

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...nosie by the belt put belt spray on it, or change belt if needed. then you can check all pullies for looseness. you may be getting the noise from the idler pully, or the tensioner. have a good day

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tensioner, when start the car engine has a noise look like from timing belt cover or pully. COULD BE A BAD BEARING IN THE IDLER PULLY OR THE TENSIONER ON THE TIMING BELT OR THE SERPENTINE BELT. IF ITS

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...remove aux drive belt and run engine if noise goes then you have a noisy pully (poss tensioner pully and unit or crank pully) if it is still there it will probably be the tensioner on the cam ...

...noise is still there, it's probably behind the timing belt cover (idler/tensioner pully, water pump shaft bearing, crankshaft bearing, etc.). Good Luck A belt on my 2004 Santa Fe was starting to make ...

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...across pullys and maske sure the tensioner pully is aligned with the rest of the pullys remove the belt spin the pully by hand it shouldnt make any noise and it shuold feel smooth with no binding in ...

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noise. Then you need to check the alignment of all the belt pullies. The tensioner pullies on many Fords can wear and sit a little out of alignment and cause the belt to rub sideways against the other

.... To rule out the belt, I add tension with the engine running by turning the tensioner to further tighten the belt. If that quiets the noise, I would modify the tensioner or use a shorter

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...tensioner pully. if good check the free pully by starting the car and spary a bit of wd40 on the center of the pully if noise disappers replace the free pully. if not see ur local auto shop.. It's ...

noise before when I didn't realize the damage in the belt... sounds like a bearing in an idler or tensioner is going out.you need to take to any good mechanic and he can pinpoint the chirp. You have a

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...tensioner bearings have failed, causing the excessive noise. It's annoying, that's for sure! It looks like you'll need to replace the belt tensioner. Also, if you haven't changed it for awhile, I ...

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