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Can the idler pulley be the problem on my car because when i brake the car dies?
The idler pulley has nothing to do with the brakes. If the idler pulley is bad it could throw or break a belt, and then your engine will stop.
Where is the idler pulley does it make a noise?
Is it serious if my car idler is making a noise?
Where is the idler pulley located on a car?
Most idler pulley's are near the top and usually quite easy to get to. Press on the belt somewhere, enough to deflect it a couple inches and watch to see which pully is mounted on a tension spring. That is the idler pulley.
How do you remove and install a 1998 Nissan altama idler tension pulley The pulley the space between the pulley and body of car is only about an inch does not have enough room to pullout?
The idler pulley is mounted on a plate that needs to be removed. In order to remove the plate with the idler pulley, you must remove the engine mount to get out the idler pulley. To remove the engine mount, you need to jack-up the engine from the bottom of the oil pan (Note: place a piece of wood plank between the bottom of the oil pan and the jack). The idler pulley is mounted on a plate that needs to be removed. In order to remove the plate with the idler pulley, you must remove the engine mount to get out the idler pulley. To remove the engine mount, you need to jack-up the engine from the bottom of the oil pan (Note: place a piece of wood plank between the bottom of the oil pan and the jack).
How do you replace idler pulley on 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The idler pulley is located just under the A/C compressor. There is a bolts in the middle of the pulley that needs to be removed and the idler pulley can be removed. Sometimes these bolts stick and my need to be pryed off. You may also want to removed the radiator fans cow to give you some extra room.
Does the 1995 Pontiac Sunfire have a tension pulley?
If your car has a serpentine belt it will have a tensioner pulley. A tensioner pulley is easy to spot. All of your bolt on accessories i.e. water pump, alternator, a/c compressor etc. will have a pulley to run each one. There will be 2 other types of pulleys, a idler pulley and a tensioner. The idler pulley will be a single stationary pulley with a bolt going through the middle and the tensioner pulley will be on a spring loaded piviot.
Can an idler pulley cause a car to stall out at a stop?
Probably not usually. For an idler pulley to put so much drag on the belt system that it stalls the engine, it would break or throw the belt altogether before the engine could actually stall.
How do you change an ac belt on a 1997 Toyota landcruiser?
The A/C belt uses an idler pulley accessed from under the car. That lock nut is in the center of the pulley, and the ajustment bolt is located on the side of the pulley.
How long can you drive your car if the idler pulley is broken?
If an idler pulley is broken, I would advise not to drive it anywhere. It would effect the power steering, water pump, alternator and coolant fan causing you to get stuck on the road and possibly cost many more $$ in damage.
Why would the car be smoking and smelling like burning rubber after changing the serpentine belt?
It sounds like you either did not get the belt on a pulley all the way or the idler pulley is frozen up. Take the belt off and make sure the idler, or tensioner pulley, turns freely. Reinstall the belt and make sure you have it on all of the pulleys correctly.
What does a squeaky noise near a fan belt on a car mean?
It could mean the beginning of the end for your belt or the idler pulley, have them both checked out.
What makes a 2001 Daewoo Lanos not start after replaceing the timing belt?
You might check the idler pulley. My car is in the shop right now...thought it was the timing belt, but it turns out the idler pulley was the actual problem. Hope this helps.TimingI believe that's an interference engine so being off on the timing just a smidge will prevent the car from running
