I have a 2000 olds silhouette, runs perfect until the serpentine belt started fouling up. it appears all pulleys are great, no brackets in the way, belt in line with pulleys, I even changed the tensioner system, it didn't make a difference, the belt still messed up.What could make something like this happen? Help....I need answers!
I've replaced my serpentine belt 3 times now and the belt keeps shredding. Pulleys are all good. Why is that?
I think it is likely that the belt is not being installed with the correct tension.
I've replaced my serpentine belt 3 times now and the belt keeps shredding. Pulleys are all good. Why is that?
whats probably happening is one of the pulleys is slightly off a little ,not enough to notice,but when its running ,this causes it to come a tooth over and it shred's the edges of the belt causing it to break,i just got done doing a Chevy truck that the guy had put 5 belts on,and he refused to believe he had a warped pulley until i showed it to him,now it doesn't do it any more,you can put them on strait,but if all the pulleys aren't perfect on them it will fray the edges of the belt up real bad,good luck with it.
Check that all of your pulleys except for the bottom one are spinning freely. the most likely is that your AC compressor is locked up to check this turn the key on engine off and put your AC on max. This will engage the clutch you should be able to turn the pulley with some effort.
1; Wrong belt
2; Check closer with a straight edge and then watch while it is running, something is out of line.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Serpentine belt problem?
Last week I changed the serpentine belt on my 96 mercury sable. But before I changed it, I noticed the fabric on the bottom of the hood was ripped above where the belt is. When I changed it, I also noticed the notch on the bottom of the belt that is the most far from the engine was gone. When I was driving today, my car made a strange noise. I pulled over, and saw it was the same part of the new belt had broken and was slapping everything in its way when it made its rounds, including the fabric. So I know the problem has been around for a while, and I want to fix it before I have to change it again. (I changed it today)
Serpentine belt problem?
The belt tensioner may be going bad, it is spring loaded, and may be causing the belt to ride off of track. You have a pulley that is out of line with the rest of them. Take the belt off and look at each pulley in the system. See if one is loose, maybe caused by a bad bearing, causing the belt ot pull to the side.
Serpentine belt problem?
Either one of the accessories has been installed off center (alternator, ac pump, power steering) or one of the pullys is too small. Ive gotten the wrong size pully on a new alternator before.
one of the pulleys has a spot on it that is chewing away at the belt. you need to run your finger around all the pulleys and find the rough spot and either file it down or replace the pulley .
One of the pullys is damaged. Take the belt off and inspect each one. Good Luck!
Look like one of the pulleys has sharp edge and destroying your belt.Take flashlight and examine really close every pulley that belt touching.Also check alignment of the pulleys.I am sure you'll find some abnormalities.Good luck.
Don't really understand the question you're asking here, but suffice it to say, if it's just part of the serpentine belt's track
were talking about here that's causing problems it shouldn't be that expensive to fix, and it sounds like you're gonna need to anyway. So just ask around and get some estimates. good luck.
May I add one thing, while you are working on the belt and pulleys? If you have a 3.0 24V DOHC and haven't changed the water pump here is your chance. My wife's 96 Sable, about 2 years ago broke the water pump propellor into 3 pieces. Left her stranded, and I really couldn't tell what the problem was until after I had rebuilt the whole engine. Then I found there was no water pumping, $2000 later. The replacement changes the outer shell and the propellor, also the pulley as it unbolts and the pump assembly comes apart into two halves and you just bolt the new half back together. Easy enough preventive maint., for such a bad result in the end... Pump half costs $75 at Advance Auto... If yours is a OHV engine then disreguard above...
I had this same problem on my '89 Taurus with the 3.8, and I was mystified by the cause, and amazed by how simple it was to detect once I saw a former co-worker diagnose the problem. Grab a flashlight, and with the engine running, look for any pulleys that wobble. My problem turned out to be a loose idler pulley because the bolt hole in the bracket was stripped. We removed the PS pump and the bracket with the stripped hole, and heli-coiled it with a repair kit from an auto parts store.
Serpentine belt problem?
The belt tensioner may be going bad, it is spring loaded, and may be causing the belt to ride off of track. You have a pulley that is out of line with the rest of them. Take the belt off and look at each pulley in the system. See if one is loose, maybe caused by a bad bearing, causing the belt ot pull to the side.
Serpentine belt problem?
Either one of the accessories has been installed off center (alternator, ac pump, power steering) or one of the pullys is too small. Ive gotten the wrong size pully on a new alternator before.
one of the pulleys has a spot on it that is chewing away at the belt. you need to run your finger around all the pulleys and find the rough spot and either file it down or replace the pulley .
One of the pullys is damaged. Take the belt off and inspect each one. Good Luck!
Look like one of the pulleys has sharp edge and destroying your belt.Take flashlight and examine really close every pulley that belt touching.Also check alignment of the pulleys.I am sure you'll find some abnormalities.Good luck.
Don't really understand the question you're asking here, but suffice it to say, if it's just part of the serpentine belt's track
were talking about here that's causing problems it shouldn't be that expensive to fix, and it sounds like you're gonna need to anyway. So just ask around and get some estimates. good luck.
May I add one thing, while you are working on the belt and pulleys? If you have a 3.0 24V DOHC and haven't changed the water pump here is your chance. My wife's 96 Sable, about 2 years ago broke the water pump propellor into 3 pieces. Left her stranded, and I really couldn't tell what the problem was until after I had rebuilt the whole engine. Then I found there was no water pumping, $2000 later. The replacement changes the outer shell and the propellor, also the pulley as it unbolts and the pump assembly comes apart into two halves and you just bolt the new half back together. Easy enough preventive maint., for such a bad result in the end... Pump half costs $75 at Advance Auto... If yours is a OHV engine then disreguard above...
I had this same problem on my '89 Taurus with the 3.8, and I was mystified by the cause, and amazed by how simple it was to detect once I saw a former co-worker diagnose the problem. Grab a flashlight, and with the engine running, look for any pulleys that wobble. My problem turned out to be a loose idler pulley because the bolt hole in the bracket was stripped. We removed the PS pump and the bracket with the stripped hole, and heli-coiled it with a repair kit from an auto parts store.
HOW DO i CHANGE THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER?
2004 toy carolla S
HOW DO i CHANGE THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER?
there is a bolt that holds it to the engine, just take the bolt out and it will come off the engine.
HOW DO i CHANGE THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER?
un screw it from that bolt that holds it on.... try alldata if u have a frind who has it it will tell you there or you can try auto zone sometimes they have them ( they are limited on cars so they might have it )
maby just 1 bolt if you can see it
Loosen the bolt. On some cars they have reversed threads.
Most auto parts store has the tension part.
why are you changing the tensioner on a 2004 car. There is no reason to change it out unless its making noise. If you think its high time or something like that, your mistaken. Otherwise, get a Haynes manual from auto zone. (or alldata like another person suggests, but it costs, $26.95) If you get the Haynes, and don't want to buy it, just memorize the procedures and put the book back on the shelf, go home and do the procedure.how do i setup my tv tuner card asp hosting
HOW DO i CHANGE THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER?
there is a bolt that holds it to the engine, just take the bolt out and it will come off the engine.
HOW DO i CHANGE THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER?
un screw it from that bolt that holds it on.... try alldata if u have a frind who has it it will tell you there or you can try auto zone sometimes they have them ( they are limited on cars so they might have it )
maby just 1 bolt if you can see it
Loosen the bolt. On some cars they have reversed threads.
Most auto parts store has the tension part.
why are you changing the tensioner on a 2004 car. There is no reason to change it out unless its making noise. If you think its high time or something like that, your mistaken. Otherwise, get a Haynes manual from auto zone. (or alldata like another person suggests, but it costs, $26.95) If you get the Haynes, and don't want to buy it, just memorize the procedures and put the book back on the shelf, go home and do the procedure.
Have you heard of a serpentine belt in Toyota Rav4?
During an oil change, I was told to replace the serpentine belt in my 6 yr. old Toyota Rav 4. I haven't had the money; therefore, I have not replaced it yet. I have already driven additional 3,000 miles and nothing is really going on with my car. Should I worry about the belt or the mechanic just wanted to cheat me?
Have you heard of a serpentine belt in Toyota Rav4?
Well you need your belt for your car to run because it powers other things under the hood,
Have a friend that knows something about cars look at it, if its cracked or missing pieces on it, its a sign that it needs replacing.
Replacing it will avoid a breakdown when the belt snaps
If it snaps, you will lose power steering and steering wheel will get hard to turn and your engine might shut off, because the alternator wont be running anymore to supply power to the spark plugs and battery
So yeah, it'll run, but have a friend look at it as soon as possible
In case it snaps, use your brakes and hazard lights and pull over to the nearest shopping center or the edge of the road and call a tow truck or a friend to fix it.
Have you heard of a serpentine belt in Toyota Rav4?
serpentine belt is the glorified name for the %26quot;Fan Belt%26quot; no longer used for the fan so they gave it a new name.
I am so sorry that you have to wonder if a mechanic is trying to cheat you. Please let me try to help with that feeling. I am an ASE certified master tech and also an ASE certified L1 advanced tech. I have been doing this for 30 years and it really troubles me that so many people worry so much that they are getting ripped off by an underhanded mechanic.
The truth is in 30 years and working with a lot of people, I have never really met a professional that intentionally intended to rip someone off, most really want to help. The problem is that 90 percent of the people in the industry today are incompetent. They really don't know much more than you do but their foolish pride gets in the way and they screw something up. Then the customer that trusted them feels they got ripped off.
When someone in high school gets in lots of trouble they get stuck in auto shop and it all starts there. Most of those people can't even read much less comprehend what they are trying to read. The repair industry is a mess and the consumer has to pay the price of incompetence.
When you look for a shop don't go to a quickie lube place, find a real auto shop that employs ASE certified mechanics that have proved what they can do, and don't listen to the ding dongs that say it doesn't matter on paper because it does. You can't even get ASE certified unless you can prove you have the hands on experience, and ASE is very strict about that. The ding dongs that tell you different don't even know that because they are part of the problem.
As far as the belt is concerned, it can be pricey but should be a simple repair and could leave you stranded if something goes wrong. Get it taken care of, and not at a quick lube joint, a pretty smart friend could do that one or have a real ASE shop take care of it and build a trusting relationship with them. Ask around to see if people have had a good experience somewhere and try them. Although it can be expensive in the long run it is well worth it to have a shop you trust that knows your vehicle and its history. Price shopping will end up leaving you stranded a lot more often and thats not worth it. Be late to many times or not show and your fired.
And look at this other post about just what I was talking about.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>
The incompetence is overwhelming. Cars today are rocket science and have enough strands of wire in them to reach the moon. They are more complicated than the rockets that put people on the moon and the ding dongs are destroying the industry for their own personal pride.
Yes you do have a serpentine belt. It powers all the accessories like power steering, charging system, air conditioning, etc. Whether you actually need a belt depends on how worn it is. All serpentine belts get cracks in the ribs as they age. That alone is not a reason to change them. But if you have cracks in 3 or more ribs in a 1-inch area, then you're driving on borrowed time.
If it breaks, you lose power steering, charging, and a/c. A tow will cost far more than the belt replacement. AND, you WILL have to replace it eventually.
Have you heard of a serpentine belt in Toyota Rav4?
Well you need your belt for your car to run because it powers other things under the hood,
Have a friend that knows something about cars look at it, if its cracked or missing pieces on it, its a sign that it needs replacing.
Replacing it will avoid a breakdown when the belt snaps
If it snaps, you will lose power steering and steering wheel will get hard to turn and your engine might shut off, because the alternator wont be running anymore to supply power to the spark plugs and battery
So yeah, it'll run, but have a friend look at it as soon as possible
In case it snaps, use your brakes and hazard lights and pull over to the nearest shopping center or the edge of the road and call a tow truck or a friend to fix it.
Have you heard of a serpentine belt in Toyota Rav4?
serpentine belt is the glorified name for the %26quot;Fan Belt%26quot; no longer used for the fan so they gave it a new name.
I am so sorry that you have to wonder if a mechanic is trying to cheat you. Please let me try to help with that feeling. I am an ASE certified master tech and also an ASE certified L1 advanced tech. I have been doing this for 30 years and it really troubles me that so many people worry so much that they are getting ripped off by an underhanded mechanic.
The truth is in 30 years and working with a lot of people, I have never really met a professional that intentionally intended to rip someone off, most really want to help. The problem is that 90 percent of the people in the industry today are incompetent. They really don't know much more than you do but their foolish pride gets in the way and they screw something up. Then the customer that trusted them feels they got ripped off.
When someone in high school gets in lots of trouble they get stuck in auto shop and it all starts there. Most of those people can't even read much less comprehend what they are trying to read. The repair industry is a mess and the consumer has to pay the price of incompetence.
When you look for a shop don't go to a quickie lube place, find a real auto shop that employs ASE certified mechanics that have proved what they can do, and don't listen to the ding dongs that say it doesn't matter on paper because it does. You can't even get ASE certified unless you can prove you have the hands on experience, and ASE is very strict about that. The ding dongs that tell you different don't even know that because they are part of the problem.
As far as the belt is concerned, it can be pricey but should be a simple repair and could leave you stranded if something goes wrong. Get it taken care of, and not at a quick lube joint, a pretty smart friend could do that one or have a real ASE shop take care of it and build a trusting relationship with them. Ask around to see if people have had a good experience somewhere and try them. Although it can be expensive in the long run it is well worth it to have a shop you trust that knows your vehicle and its history. Price shopping will end up leaving you stranded a lot more often and thats not worth it. Be late to many times or not show and your fired.
And look at this other post about just what I was talking about.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>
The incompetence is overwhelming. Cars today are rocket science and have enough strands of wire in them to reach the moon. They are more complicated than the rockets that put people on the moon and the ding dongs are destroying the industry for their own personal pride.
Yes you do have a serpentine belt. It powers all the accessories like power steering, charging system, air conditioning, etc. Whether you actually need a belt depends on how worn it is. All serpentine belts get cracks in the ribs as they age. That alone is not a reason to change them. But if you have cracks in 3 or more ribs in a 1-inch area, then you're driving on borrowed time.
If it breaks, you lose power steering, charging, and a/c. A tow will cost far more than the belt replacement. AND, you WILL have to replace it eventually.
How do you change a serpentine belt on a 1997 jeep grand cherokee six (4.0)?
There is a tensioner pulley on the top of the engine. My suggestion is, if there is no diagram sticker on the hood or radiator mount, take a photo of the engine before you remove the old belt. Or you can purchase a repair manual from your nearest auto parts store.
You will pull on the tension pulley and the belt will be easier to remove. Then let the tension release on the pulley, install the new belt and pull the tension pulley and do the final install and release the pulley.
How do you change a serpentine belt on a 1997 jeep grand cherokee six (4.0)?
usually you loosen the alternator, it is adjustable so you can get the belt off, then put the new belt on and reposition the alternator.
You will pull on the tension pulley and the belt will be easier to remove. Then let the tension release on the pulley, install the new belt and pull the tension pulley and do the final install and release the pulley.
How do you change a serpentine belt on a 1997 jeep grand cherokee six (4.0)?
usually you loosen the alternator, it is adjustable so you can get the belt off, then put the new belt on and reposition the alternator.
I just changed out the serpentine belt hoping it would stop the squealing and it hasn't what else could it be?
Most likely the belt tensioner has gone bad. Either the spring in it is getting weak, or the bearings are getting bad. Sometimes the tensioner arm starts to wear, and it will let the pulley get out of alignment.
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Take a look at it for alignment problems while the belt is on, and if that looks ok, take the belt back off and check the bearings in that and all the other devices that the belt runs.
http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochu鈥?/a>
I just changed out the serpentine belt hoping it would stop the squealing and it hasn't what else could it be?
pulleys
I just changed out the serpentine belt hoping it would stop the squealing and it hasn't what else could it be?
the belt tensioner is done and loose, or its your A/C compressor gong bad on its bearings!!
What kind of car?
Does it have an automatic tension er?
It is very possibly a pulley that you hear squeeling. It isn't really the belt that squeels anyway. it is the bearings on the pulley.
Look at the belt tensioner. If it is worn, it is not pulling the belt with enough force.
your tensioner has gone bad. you must replace the tensioner...not the pully but the actual tensioner the spring loaded part. Been there done that several times I work in a garage and trust me that is the problem
The same thing happened to me, it was the tensioner, take the belt back off and check all the pulleys. Mine was a ford explorer
more than likely its a pulley most of the time it is the smooth pulleys that make noise.
alternator bearings
waterpump bushing
a/c compressor
belt tensioner
if its a buick it will never stop mine has done that for 3 years
idler tension spring, or the idler pulley bearing.
A/C compressor bearing.
You will need to change your belt tensioner its bearing is wearing out.
don't do this because it wont work, and my recommendation is spray armorall on the belts (it could be the pulley is glazed), if this doesn't stop the squeak then it is the bearings in the pulleys....
http://www.armorall.com/
David M is right, my recommendation is a band-aid to 16 stitch gash...
http://www.gates.com/file_display_common鈥?/a>
Take a look at it for alignment problems while the belt is on, and if that looks ok, take the belt back off and check the bearings in that and all the other devices that the belt runs.
http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochu鈥?/a>
I just changed out the serpentine belt hoping it would stop the squealing and it hasn't what else could it be?
pulleys
I just changed out the serpentine belt hoping it would stop the squealing and it hasn't what else could it be?
the belt tensioner is done and loose, or its your A/C compressor gong bad on its bearings!!
What kind of car?
Does it have an automatic tension er?
It is very possibly a pulley that you hear squeeling. It isn't really the belt that squeels anyway. it is the bearings on the pulley.
Look at the belt tensioner. If it is worn, it is not pulling the belt with enough force.
your tensioner has gone bad. you must replace the tensioner...not the pully but the actual tensioner the spring loaded part. Been there done that several times I work in a garage and trust me that is the problem
The same thing happened to me, it was the tensioner, take the belt back off and check all the pulleys. Mine was a ford explorer
more than likely its a pulley most of the time it is the smooth pulleys that make noise.
alternator bearings
waterpump bushing
a/c compressor
belt tensioner
if its a buick it will never stop mine has done that for 3 years
idler tension spring, or the idler pulley bearing.
A/C compressor bearing.
You will need to change your belt tensioner its bearing is wearing out.
don't do this because it wont work, and my recommendation is spray armorall on the belts (it could be the pulley is glazed), if this doesn't stop the squeak then it is the bearings in the pulleys....
http://www.armorall.com/
David M is right, my recommendation is a band-aid to 16 stitch gash...
97 nissan 200sx serpentine belt broke, I changed it, now its not cranking.?
97 Nissan 200sx 1.6 litter.
I went to crank my car this morning and it squealed very load and smoke started to come from the passenger side under the hood. i shut off the engine and lifted the hood where i found my serpentine belt broke. this car has 2 belts and the one that broke goes to the power steering and water pump. With all this said, i changed the belt and tried to crank.... it turns over and and then smuters a little bit like it might crank but it want. Any ideas what i need to do or what might have happened. Thank you!
97 nissan 200sx serpentine belt broke, I changed it, now its not cranking.?
the belt may run the air conditioner compressor and this unit may have seized, pulley stuck,this could have burned the belt off
maybe the water pump seized and burned the belt off
check all pulleys for rotating
I went to crank my car this morning and it squealed very load and smoke started to come from the passenger side under the hood. i shut off the engine and lifted the hood where i found my serpentine belt broke. this car has 2 belts and the one that broke goes to the power steering and water pump. With all this said, i changed the belt and tried to crank.... it turns over and and then smuters a little bit like it might crank but it want. Any ideas what i need to do or what might have happened. Thank you!
97 nissan 200sx serpentine belt broke, I changed it, now its not cranking.?
the belt may run the air conditioner compressor and this unit may have seized, pulley stuck,this could have burned the belt off
maybe the water pump seized and burned the belt off
check all pulleys for rotating
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