My saturn makes a huge noise, probably from one of belts, after starting engine, especially when the engine is still cool. It lasts for about 100 yards and eventually goes away. What could be the problem? Do I need to replace belts? If so, which one ? It has automatic transmission and AC if that matters. TIA.
93 Saturn SL2 belt noise
Jul 17, 2005
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"yk" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:
Do I need to replace belts? If so, which one ?
Yes, you need to replace the belt. There is only one, and it's quite easy to do.
It could also be the idler pulley. Earlier cars had this as a common problem.
Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ]
"Lane" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:
Or the belt tensioner. those wear out as well.
Are they, belt tensioner and idler pullley easy to replace as well ? Thanks.
In my case it was the belt tensioner. Easy to replace but I needed a offset wrench to get at the nuts to get it out.
Fred, 94 SC2
"yk" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:
actually, yes. once the belt is off, the idler is 1 bolt, the tensioner is
2 - but they are a bit of a pain to get to.It was a tensioner. Replacing it solved the problem. Thanks.
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