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Re: Sound of tensioner failing
Posted by Tom [Email] (more from Tom) on Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:47:27
In Reply to: Sound of tensioner failing, Brendo, Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:26:24
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I didn't mean to alarm everyone when I said I could hear the failed tensioner. My son was driving the car and stated it was making a strange sound and he thought it was coming from the vicinity of the serpentine belt. I knew better and said to park it. I started one more time and new what the problem was. I removed the covers and could tell from looking at the tensioner that it failed.
The sound was a whoshing sound that I think was caused by the tensioner trying to move back and forth with a failed spring.
One owner suggested removing the serpentine belt and running the engine for a moment to eliminate any noises from this area.
I was lucky in that the belt did not brake or slip off of the cams. Major engine damage results when this happens.
Anders has posted a picture of this area of the engine.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9-5/index.html?bID=95134
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