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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 11:15 PM
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Bought my car from a guy not long ago that didn't use the ac and kept the belt off. He had it for 3 years with only a few thousand put on it in that time and sit outside. When he sold it to me he put on a brand new belt and after I drove it home it really screams. Doesn't really do it on start up or below 2k rpm, and will stop when pushing in the clutch. I've sprayed dressing on it and it'll help for a minute then will start back. Anyone have a suggestion on what to look at?
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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 08:47 AM
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Sounds like the tensioner is bad.
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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 01:04 PM
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Sounds like the tensioner is bad.
Tensioner and idler pulley replacement should fix that.
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