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In theory, it could, but in all practicality, it would not. The four main causes of misfires are faulty sparkplugs, bad spark plug wires, bad fuel injectors or a loss of compression.
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How do you adjust spring on serpentine belt on 1995 Chevy silverado?
There is no adjustment on the spring / Tensioner. You either have the wrong belt are the tensioner itself is bad. Replace tensioner are belt.
How to Tighten belt on grand marquis?
Engine used a serpentine belt, with a spring-loaded tensioner. You cannot tighten the belt. If the belt is slipping, either one of the driven components is going bad and dragging the belt, or the tensioner is bad.
Could a worn out belt tensioner cause pulsating lights?
Not really. This sounds like a bad ground on the battery or the regulator.
Why does serpentine belt on 2002 impala keep shredding?
belt tensioner is bad or one of your pulleys that the belt rides on is bad or out of alignment.
Is it necessary to change the tensioner when replacing the serpentine belt on a Ford 3.8 V6?
no, unless the tensioner is bad, other than that just the belt.
What causes a serpentine belt to shed?
usually the serp. belt will shed because it shifts on one of the ridged pulleys. The most common cause of this is a failing pulley or a bad tensioner.
Bad tensioner pulley cause overheating in Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Yes, if the belt tension is not tight enough it won't spin the radiator fan due to slippage. Replace the tensioner pulley.
Why does the serpentine belt keep breaking on a 99 Plymouth neon?
The belt tensioner is probably bad.
If the Tensioner on a 2002 Chevy Blazer is losse and moving do you just tighten up the Tension to fix the problem or is the Tensioner bad altogether?
GM tensioners are spring loaded to provide the correct tension on the serpentine belt. If the belt is loose, either the tensioner is bad or you're using the wrong belt.
Why does your car screech when you turn it on or accelerate?
Sounds like a loose accessory belt or a bad belt tensioner.
Is a bad belt or tensioner related to rough idle?
Yes, a bad belt or tensioner can be related to a rough idle. If it is not tight enough, or worn it is not able to run as smoothly as needed to keep the engine running smooth.
Would a bad water pump cause the tensioner to vibrate loose pulling the alternator belt off in a front wheel drive '87 Pontiac Grand Am 2.5l?
It could cause it. It could be something else though. It could also be a worn-out tensioner.
