My monte is dead :(
Congrats, Frank - Good to see the Monte back on the road again! 
Ok i didnt wanna start another thread on this but here's a vid of the annoying noise im getting... i dont even know how to describe it lol 
im pretty sure its the tensioner but i wanna see what you guys think before I go and replace it 
its only on cold start and goes away after about 15 minutes of driving
im pretty sure its the tensioner but i wanna see what you guys think before I go and replace it its only on cold start and goes away after about 15 minutes of driving
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 162
From: Sarasota, FL
I hated that noise! Mine did it too, I thought it was the tensioner on mine but it ended up being the power steering pump making that noise, as weird as it sounds. I think mine was a unique case though. Hope you get it figured out and fixed!
cant be the PSP because it didnt do it before the swap lol and this tensioner is from the L26 motor.. i knew i shouldve kept my old one
lol
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 162
From: Sarasota, FL
it would've been better than spending $100 or so on a new one
haha
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 12,601
From: Mentor, Ohio
I'm finally getting caught up on MCF....
First - CONGRATS! Glad it's back together!
Second - Before you do ANYTHING, take the belt off and free spin the pulleys by hand. A noise like that you should hear/feel it when spinning them. I think it's a tension issue. If it's the tensioner pulley, that's CHEAP, but if it's the entire tensioner, that will cost a little more. In that case, find one in a junk yard. My experience is they rarely fail.
First - CONGRATS! Glad it's back together!
Second - Before you do ANYTHING, take the belt off and free spin the pulleys by hand. A noise like that you should hear/feel it when spinning them. I think it's a tension issue. If it's the tensioner pulley, that's CHEAP, but if it's the entire tensioner, that will cost a little more. In that case, find one in a junk yard. My experience is they rarely fail.
I'm finally getting caught up on MCF....
First - CONGRATS! Glad it's back together!
Second - Before you do ANYTHING, take the belt off and free spin the pulleys by hand. A noise like that you should hear/feel it when spinning them. I think it's a tension issue. If it's the tensioner pulley, that's CHEAP, but if it's the entire tensioner, that will cost a little more. In that case, find one in a junk yard. My experience is they rarely fail.
First - CONGRATS! Glad it's back together!
Second - Before you do ANYTHING, take the belt off and free spin the pulleys by hand. A noise like that you should hear/feel it when spinning them. I think it's a tension issue. If it's the tensioner pulley, that's CHEAP, but if it's the entire tensioner, that will cost a little more. In that case, find one in a junk yard. My experience is they rarely fail.
im going to try that tomorrow morning before i start the car
i hope its just the pulley
