What are symptoms of a bad tensioner?
Grinding or squeaking noise from the belts or tensioner The most common symptom of a bad or failing drive belt tensioner is noise from the belts or tensioner. If the tensioner is loose the belts may squeak or squeal, especially when the engine is first started.
Why is my tensioner shaking?
Causes of Belt Tensioner Wobbling In general, belt tensioners tend to get noisy when they fail. If your belt tensioner is chirping or makes other noises, it is often an indication that the part is old and needs to be replaced. You can even remove the belt, spin each pulley, and listen for rumbling or other noises.
When to replace timing belt and tensioner bearings?
When the timing belt is replaced, other parts, including the tensioner, should be replaced at the same time. This is because these components wear out at essentially the same rate as the belt. For instance, the tensioner bearings could dry out or even seize.
Can a bell tree be replaced without a tensioner?
Without the tensioner arm you wouldn’t be able to pull the bell tree to replace it with a new one. Usually we hear of the timing belt itself going bad and needing to be replaced, it’s possible that the timing belt tensioner is the problem when your engine and it can be replaced separately from the timing belt if it’s not doing his job properly.
Can a bad belt tensioner cause an engine misfire?
There are a number of causes of engine misfires in your car however a bad timing belt tensioner can definitely lead to this problem as well.
How much does it cost to replace timing belt?
It takes a mechanic a good 4 hours to replace a timing belt ($35) and a water pump ($75) and his labor is $100/hr, so the job would cost $500 at least. When deciding when to do it, is time or mileage more important? Suppose you have a car that is 20 years old like the Capri, yet the miles are only 60k.