ES-300 1992 Timing belt idler

#1

Hi

The thing is starting to squealing like a banshee, settles after it warms
up. I don't want to pull it all apart, and I realize that it could be the
water pump, or the lower idler. But to make it simple can I pull off the
top cover, drop the tensioner, take pressure off the upper idler, swap in
the new one and then button it back up?

The belt isn't that old, 4 years.

Thanks for any assistance.

Ray
Burnaby
Canada

#2

<ray08 (AT) telus (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

Hi

The thing is starting to squealing like a banshee, settles after it warms
up. I don't want to pull it all apart, and I realize that it could be the
water pump, or the lower idler. But to make it simple can I pull off the
top cover, drop the tensioner, take pressure off the upper idler, swap in
the new one and then button it back up?

The belt isn't that old, 4 years.

Thanks for any assistance.

Ray
Burnaby
Canada

Assuming that the idler is the cause of the noise, yes.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

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ES-300 1992 Timing belt idler

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