I had my 97 Grand Prix towed to the local dealer. They said it needs "a belt tensioner and a couple of "O" rings." The estimate was for $380. Anyone had any experience with having this replaced? When i took the part in that had broke i had one of the mechanics tell me it would cost about $150 to fix, but then had the service manager quote me a price much higher. Looking for any info that might help. Thanks.
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The problem with this car and engine is that the belt tensioner is an integral part of a large piece of aluminum that also serves as a water conduit for coolant from the engine to the heater hoses. Which is why you need the "o-rings".
Ian
FWIW - mine broke 30 minutes from home after a 5 hour ride back from a fishing trip at the beach. 94 3.1 Pontiac Grand Prix with 130,000 miles on it. Parked it and called for a lift. Sunday afternoon.
Picked it up from Advanced Auto monday morning. Took all of 15 minutes to install. Put a new belt on it while I was at it.
Don't know about the o-rings.
"Craig Watts" wrote
That's because your vehicle has a different engine.
Ian
No wait, canc that. It was the 3800, the engine that Chilton's says wasn't in Grand Prix's in 1997.
No wonder I was confused. State your engine people, state your engine. GW
Geoff Welsh wrote:
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The Park Ave Ultra has the 3.8L engine with supercharger. Sorry I didn't mention that in the first place.
Ed
Forgot to mention, this is a 3.8 liter engine, supercharged. It's used in the Buick PArk Ave Ultra as well as other GM cars.
Ed
Yeah I got a yellow car, could you tell me where the oil filter is located? ;-)
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