Serpentine belt change
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That belt change was super easy and the old one could have gone many, many more miles, but cheap insurance. Cleaned the throttle body while in there, but it wasn't very dirty at all. 28,xxx miles on it.
Also put on a newer coolant cap part # ending in 04. I had the original on there with part # ending in 01. The new cap doesn't have the positive detent feel when it's turned closed like the old one did. I could just barely feel it.
Also put on a newer coolant cap part # ending in 04. I had the original on there with part # ending in 01. The new cap doesn't have the positive detent feel when it's turned closed like the old one did. I could just barely feel it.
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Just did mine,much cracking !
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Hmmm. Well I have been spraying the belt with belt dressing and the noise goes away for a week or two. I have been assuming this spray would have no impact on a pulley. Thoughts?
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Get the instructions from the guy above your post, it's really easy to take off the belt. If the belt's starting to crack, you need to do it anyway. Otherwise take the belt off and spin the accessories by hand and see if anything makes noise or has play.
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Remove your airbox(1 13mm bolt), use a 24mm socket to remove tension on belt(turn it clockwise, lift off old belt, put on new belt). Refer to owners manual for belt sequence on pulleys. It's a 15 min. job for a first timer.
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I used the DIY on Renntech: http://www.renntech.org/forums/tutor...-polyrib-belt/
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Another thing to consider is a close inspection of the come-along wheels (2) and the tension wheel. They are made of a hard plastic material that comes into contact with the serpentine belt. However , I have discovered that sometimes they wear--will be grooved from the belt, over time. See how serviceable they are. The come alongs are fairly easy to replace, while the tensioner one takes a fairly thin open end wrench. If your wheels are smooth across the wear surface you have no need to go further.