belt tensioner help
10-28-2006, 01:38 PM
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belt tensioner help hey guys, i have a 99 SS Camaro and the serpentine belt started squealing about a week ago so i changed the belt and it was fine. a few days ago it started again so i changed the idler pulley and the belt tensioner pulley but it is still squealing. also it only squeals for like the first 3 to 5 minutes on a cold start. i took off both belts and spun each pully and noticed nothing unusual. i am thinking it is the actual belt tensioner itself. i've heard this is pretty common with LS1's. i also have underdrive pullies and ive heard they work the stock belt tensioner pretty hard. any other suggestions? also does anyone have any experience with the comp cams tensioner or G2 billet tensioner? thanks in advance
10-28-2006, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TheLS1Kid
hey guys, i have a 99 SS Camaro and the serpentine belt started squealing about a week ago so i changed the belt and it was fine. a few days ago it started again so i changed the idler pulley and the belt tensioner pulley but it is still squealing. also it only squeals for like the first 3 to 5 minutes on a cold start. i took off both belts and spun each pully and noticed nothing unusual. i am thinking it is the actual belt tensioner itself. i've heard this is pretty common with LS1's. i also have underdrive pullies and ive heard they work the stock belt tensioner pretty hard. any other suggestions? also does anyone have any experience with the comp cams tensioner or G2 billet tensioner? thanks in advance
10-28-2006, 11:32 PM
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i changed the ones for the normal accessories but not the a/c. i did take the a/c belt off and spin and look at the pulleys and they looked fine.
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I couldnt find those ac idler pulleys anywhere, I heard I may have to buy the whole assembly.. 
So now I'm just running the car with no ac belt so I dont have to listen to the shitty pulleys.
So now I'm just running the car with no ac belt so I dont have to listen to the shitty pulleys.
10-29-2006, 07:10 AM
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thanks man. im gonna take my a/c belt off today and see if those pulleys are the problem. running no a/c belt wont hurt anything unelss you turn the a/c on right?
10-29-2006, 08:47 AM
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I couldnt find those ac idler pulleys anywhere, I heard I may have to buy the whole assembly.. So now I'm just running the car with no ac belt so I dont have to listen to the shitty pulleys.
So now I'm just running the car with no ac belt so I dont have to listen to the shitty pulleys.You can get the whole assembly as Oreillys for about 60 buck a piece. Thats where I got mine.
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Originally Posted by TheLS1Kid
thanks man. im gonna take my a/c belt off today and see if those pulleys are the problem. running no a/c belt wont hurt anything unelss you turn the a/c on right?
