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07-17-16, 05:45 PM

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Tom57

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Originally Posted by jimbosr1

tom,when you buy the tensioner the pulley comes with it.you cant buy the pulley separate anymore.i would change the tensioner anytime the tensioner pulley is noisy.

Right Jim, I recall your prior post on that when you replaced it. Since then, I've seen pulleys without tensioners. Just wondered if you had isolated the problem to one or the other. But as you point out, it's best to replace both as an assembly.

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07-18-16, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by hyperopt

Worn or loose serpentine belt will produce squealing sound and the sound will vary depending upon the engine's RPM. If Boca's observation that the noise doesn't vary with engine's RPM is correct, then he can pretty much rule out the source of the noise is coming from rotating bodies driven by the engine.

Exactly what I thought as well.