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Eric,
What is your take on “old”. I have two 2004 vehicles, my suburban ever since switching to syn has started leaking oil from the pan area. My accord does not. Do you think going back to Dino my actually benefit my tankurban. II change every 5k miles, regardless of type given a lot of our driving is short distance.
Pete
Eric,
What is your take on “old”. I have two 2004 vehicles, my suburban ever since switching to syn has started leaking oil from the pan area. My accord does not. Do you think going back to Dino my actually benefit my tankurban. II change every 5k miles, regardless of type given a lot of our driving is short distance.
Pete
[b]I removed the belt, and spun the idler pulley by hand, and it sounded like a bad roller skate. I replaced the pulley, problem gone.
Thanks for all the advice, and the toolbox is awesome.
Quoted From EricTheCarGuy:[/b]
I’m with checking the belt and it’s tension first, if it’s loose or the belt is glazed then I would replace it. If you still have the noise it could be that the compressor clutch is having an issue, at that point you might consider taking the front ot the clutch off to inspect it for overheating, if you find any replace the clutch and stator and recheck for the symptom. Remember it’s very important to get the clutch clearance correct by using the correct shims and checking it with a feeler gauge, if you get it wrong you may end up in the same place you are now so be sure to follow the installation instructions if you find that you need a compressor clutch.
[b]Yes I won the Tool Box, it is awesome.
Quoted From dreamer2355:[/b]
You can visually check the A/C belt for any type of damage/wear such as cracks or any high speed glazing. There is some products out there to stop belt squeeks but there only a quick band aid fix in my opinion. If one of those products were to reduce that noise you are experiencing, that i would deffinatley replace your belt.
To isolate any pulley issues, you could remove the belt and freely hand spin your idler and belt tensioner pullies to check for any excessive resistance or any ‘play’.
Have you tried to rev the engine to around 3k rpm while the A/C is activated to see if you can see any issues with the compressor locking up or any issues with the A/C clutch? or even to see if the belt tensioner is working?
Hope this helps!