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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 01:20 AM
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I've had this issue for a little while, and its bugged me enough to where I want to fix it. If I run the car with AC on it will be fine until I turn the AC off, then a tensioner or something starts to make a squeaking noise from the passenger side of the front of the motor. This only happens when I turn the AC on and then off, and even more odd, the noise disappears if I rev the car up to 2-2.5k. I had the belts and idler pulleys changed less than a year ago except for the idler pulley on the AC side. It hasn't affected the efficiency of my AC nor have I experienced power loss, its just an odd noise. Any ideas?
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A squeaky part won't affect the AC, I'd hazard a guess it's the AC pulley.
Could also be the belt. Did you use a Continental Elite?

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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by grantv
A squeaky part won't affect the AC, I'd hazard a guess it's the AC pulley.
Could also be the belt. Did you use a Continental Elite?
Can't remember the belt type I put on it, but it was the other forum recommended ones besides the gatorbacks.
Its a super weird issue though. I'll check the AC pulley out and see what I can find.
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