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    5.7 GSi Eating Belts

    Re: 5.7 GSi Eating Belts I guess the best thing to do is get a new idler/tensioner and see if that's the problem. Thanks for the help. Hahdknox
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    5.7 GSi Eating Belts

    Re: 5.7 GSi Eating Belts I can spin the idler/tensioner pulley easily by hand, although it is the stiffest of the other free spinning pulleys. The squeaking is coming from the spring in the tensioner. Lubricating it with oil quiets it down for a while until the lube wears off. The...
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    5.7 GSi Eating Belts

    Re: 5.7 GSi Eating Belts The pump is new. It came mounted on a new pulley. The supplier (Marine Parts Express) says it is the correct pump. There is no wobble in the pulleys. The idler jiggles up and down, and sqeaks. I think the idler/tensioner should remain pretty much stationary...
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    5.7 GSi Eating Belts

    Re: 5.7 GSi Eating Belts The full info on my engine is: Model - 5.7 GSI PEFS; SN - 4012037981;Part No. 3869059. It is a 2000. I've kept the rust off the pulleys by wire brushing when rust develops. Hahdknox
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    5.7 GSi Eating Belts

    My Volvo 5.7 GSi with 420 hours is wearing the serpentine belt (black dust everywhere). The raw water pump and pulley are new. The tensioner pulley is new. The tensioner pulley bounces constantly and sqeaks at idle and at speed. The alternator, power steering pump, water pump, and idler...
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