KISS
Jan 7, 2010, 10:10 PM
OK, mom'scar is about 9 years old and the belt was replaced once. The belt looks good, and there are three marks and it's about halfway to the loosest mark, so tensioner seems to be in range when the engine is running BUT
On a few cold nights, I took the car out and the BATT symbol seems to stay on longer than usual and then the MIL light but only for 10 sec max.
On one of those cold nights, I was able to wiggle the tensioner and it didn't seem to come back to the same place and it seemed a lot looser that night than a warmer morning. Today's warm was about 37F and he BATT indicator just seems to be on for a few seconds after the car starts.
Is the tensioner on the watch list? Time for another belt? Lube?
The Chevy Shop manual was little help. They seem to be about $100.
Am I barking up the wrong tree? How easy is the repair? Any tricks?
On a few cold nights, I took the car out and the BATT symbol seems to stay on longer than usual and then the MIL light but only for 10 sec max.
On one of those cold nights, I was able to wiggle the tensioner and it didn't seem to come back to the same place and it seemed a lot looser that night than a warmer morning. Today's warm was about 37F and he BATT indicator just seems to be on for a few seconds after the car starts.
Is the tensioner on the watch list? Time for another belt? Lube?
The Chevy Shop manual was little help. They seem to be about $100.
Am I barking up the wrong tree? How easy is the repair? Any tricks?