hey all! I just removed the AC over the weekend, and now I'm getting a loud grinding/whirring noise which seems from the serpentine idler. I replaced the idler pulley and found that the bolt holding the first one has started to back off, though the new one seemed to tighten down okay. Either way, I still have the same noise. The first belt I used was a 625k6 (62.5"), then used a 620k6 (62") and didn't gain any improvement. I notice when when I manually open the throttle plate that when the motor is about 3,000 RPM the tensioner rocks backwards, towards the idler. The Duralast idler's outter ridge will collide with the tab on the tensioner arm, so i turned the pulley to remove some material and now it no longer touches. Noise didn't change as any result.
I gotta make a long drive today and am at my witt's end, any help would be huge!
Not that it should matter, but I'm running an '05 Sable motor with the SVT timing cover, cams, etc.
I gotta make a long drive today and am at my witt's end, any help would be huge!
Not that it should matter, but I'm running an '05 Sable motor with the SVT timing cover, cams, etc.