Serpentine belt tensioner and Powertrain warranty
#1
Serpentine belt tensioner and Powertrain warranty
Is the serpentine belt tensioner covered under the powertrain warranty? Reason I ask is because mine is making this cracking sound at iddle and turns into more of a rattle when accelrating, and the dealer says it's not covered under the powertrain warranty. Thanks.
Edit: Forgot to add that I'm still under the 5 year/60,000 limit.
Edit: Forgot to add that I'm still under the 5 year/60,000 limit.
#3
^ good question. The reason i say that is because i have the nst pulley kit and was experiencing the same problem about a week ago and 2 days ago as i was driving home from work my power steering stopped working and my car started to overheat and when i popped the hood i find that my nst water pump pulley broke off. Luckily for me i had my stock water pump pulley in my car and tools.
#6
update.. nevermind i asked a dumb question..
the dealer says it's not covered? have you checked with scion to make sure? when you remove it, it helps to remove the lower plastic (passenger side) cover to get access. You'll have to remove the right front wheel too, makes it easier to get in there.
the dealer says it's not covered? have you checked with scion to make sure? when you remove it, it helps to remove the lower plastic (passenger side) cover to get access. You'll have to remove the right front wheel too, makes it easier to get in there.
#12
spray a little wd40 on the belt. if it stops the noise then its be belt, it would be best to change it because the wd40 is a temp fix. if the noise doesn't change at all then its the tens. so then you would change both.
#13
Well I just got a reply from Scion about whether or not the tens. is covered under the powertrain warranty, and it's not.
Freaking dealer wants to charge $350 for changing it.
Needless to say I'm gonna do this myself, but there's one thing I'm not too sure about. In order to get the pulley out I have to undo two engine mounts and raise the engine until one long bolt holding the tens. clears the wheel well. Is it okay if I jack up the engine using the oil pan as a jacking point? I will be using a chunk of wood to distribute the weight of the engine.
Freaking dealer wants to charge $350 for changing it.
Needless to say I'm gonna do this myself, but there's one thing I'm not too sure about. In order to get the pulley out I have to undo two engine mounts and raise the engine until one long bolt holding the tens. clears the wheel well. Is it okay if I jack up the engine using the oil pan as a jacking point? I will be using a chunk of wood to distribute the weight of the engine.
#14
Well I just got a reply from Scion about whether or not the tens. is covered under the powertrain warranty, and it's not.
Freaking dealer wants to charge $350 for changing it.
Needless to say I'm gonna do this myself, but there's one thing I'm not too sure about. In order to get the pulley out I have to undo two engine mounts and raise the engine until one long bolt holding the tens. clears the wheel well. Is it okay if I jack up the engine using the oil pan as a jacking point? I will be using a chunk of wood to distribute the weight of the engine.
Freaking dealer wants to charge $350 for changing it.
Needless to say I'm gonna do this myself, but there's one thing I'm not too sure about. In order to get the pulley out I have to undo two engine mounts and raise the engine until one long bolt holding the tens. clears the wheel well. Is it okay if I jack up the engine using the oil pan as a jacking point? I will be using a chunk of wood to distribute the weight of the engine.
you do not have to take the engine mount out at all. I posted earlier about how you undo the right side plastic cover, you can see it once you take the right wheel off the car. Take the plastic shield off and you have access to the area where the belt/tensioner is.
and dont EVER think of jacking up the car using the oil pan! OUCH! that will rip apart the engine! The jacking point is up front at a point, the owner's manual tell you exactly where it is.
and once you jack it up, place the car on jackstands. Never do any work on the car with only the jack! not safe, and not good.
#16
Well I just got a reply from Scion about whether or not the tens. is covered under the powertrain warranty, and it's not.
Freaking dealer wants to charge $350 for changing it.
Needless to say I'm gonna do this myself, but there's one thing I'm not too sure about. In order to get the pulley out I have to undo two engine mounts and raise the engine until one long bolt holding the tens. clears the wheel well. Is it okay if I jack up the engine using the oil pan as a jacking point? I will be using a chunk of wood to distribute the weight of the engine.
Freaking dealer wants to charge $350 for changing it.
Needless to say I'm gonna do this myself, but there's one thing I'm not too sure about. In order to get the pulley out I have to undo two engine mounts and raise the engine until one long bolt holding the tens. clears the wheel well. Is it okay if I jack up the engine using the oil pan as a jacking point? I will be using a chunk of wood to distribute the weight of the engine.
and dont EVER think of jacking up the car using the oil pan! OUCH! that will rip apart the engine! The jacking point is up front at a point, the owner's manual tell you exactly where it is.
and once you jack it up, place the car on jackstands. Never do any work on the car with only the jack! not safe, and not good.
#18
I mean I wouldnt recommend it. But I would think it would be ok to quickly pop it up, and block it off from the bottom of the block. Block is relatively light.... prob more without the tranny hooked up. Idk if its recommended but you might be able to drop the block down unless that moves the pulley in the wrong direction XD
#19
^^^ please don't ANYONE listen to this! Lifting JUST the engine? You ARE lifting the car by not only the engine but the oil pan! the thing is made of light metal! You don't lift the car by this! If you want to keep your engine, you dont do that. wow..
#20
I'm not planning on jacking up the car using the oil pan. I plan on jacking up the car, putting it on jack stands, undoing the engine mounts and then raising the engine to get that bolt out. Reason I need to raise the engine is because the bolt is long and won't come out with the tensioner sitting so close to the wheel well. There's barely any room in there. I'm gonna try to wiggle it out of course, but in case I can't get it out, I will need to raise the engine a bit. I'm trying to figure what's the best jacking point on the engine.