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Re: idler pulley/ belt replacement question
Posted by bill h. (more from bill h.) on Sun, 30 Nov 2014 06:53:26
In Reply to: idler pulley/ belt replacement question, JohnWh, Sun, 30 Nov 2014 00:45:28
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I went the short belt route and eliminated that central idler pulley on my 1994 SE, there was no more vibration than with the long belt, unlike my 2004 9-5 Aero. Seems like the 2.3 motor vibrates more than the 2.0 and the harmonics can be felt in that car. My 00 9-3 SE has always had the short belt setup.
As far as the tensioner goes, they seem to last twice as long as the idlers, or even more. 94 900 SE lasted 154k+ (I sold the car) with original still in it, 00 9-3 SE (I sold that car with original still in it at 192k), 04 9-5 Aero I replaced tensioner pulley at 100k preemptively, since everything is harder to get at on that car, also went back to long belt config. on the 9-5 as it reduced vibration a bit. I would not try to go over 60k with the idlers.
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