R50/53 Pulleys | Crankshaft, A/C, Idler, Belt Tensioner...
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Pulleys | Crankshaft, A/C, Idler, Belt Tensioner...
Hello everyone
My R53 is having some issues with noise in the serpentine belt zone.
Also the A/C stopped working long ago, and I realised that the clutch is not engaging, so I bought only this part, not the entire compressor.
I am going to change the crankshaft pulley as well, not sure if necessary, but as you can see in the videos, looks like it hasn't been changed in the 175.000Km (around 100.000Miles) that the car has.
Would you change the belt tensioner pulley as well? The idle one looks fine to me.
https://i.imgur.com/yJ1vLlk.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/cYOyJma.mp4
Also a video with the engine running.
https://i.imgur.com/ACWsTRx.mp4
Not sure how to insert the video in the thread, sorry.
Thank you all in advance!
My R53 is having some issues with noise in the serpentine belt zone.
Also the A/C stopped working long ago, and I realised that the clutch is not engaging, so I bought only this part, not the entire compressor.
I am going to change the crankshaft pulley as well, not sure if necessary, but as you can see in the videos, looks like it hasn't been changed in the 175.000Km (around 100.000Miles) that the car has.
Would you change the belt tensioner pulley as well? The idle one looks fine to me.
https://i.imgur.com/yJ1vLlk.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/cYOyJma.mp4
Also a video with the engine running.
https://i.imgur.com/ACWsTRx.mp4
Not sure how to insert the video in the thread, sorry.
Thank you all in advance!
Last edited by Yoong; 06-24-2020 at 03:37 PM.
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If your doing the crankshaft pulley I would go ahead and do the belt tensioner and idler pulley.
You might also want to check for oil leakage around your oil filter housing. Mine is a mess so I'll be replacing the oil filter housing gasket and oil cooler gaskets as soon as they arrive from ECS Tuning.
I'm in the process of doing the crankshaft pulley, tensioner, etc myself.
You might also want to check for oil leakage around your oil filter housing. Mine is a mess so I'll be replacing the oil filter housing gasket and oil cooler gaskets as soon as they arrive from ECS Tuning.
I'm in the process of doing the crankshaft pulley, tensioner, etc myself.
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Would you change the whole tensioner or just the pulley?
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yeah, I'm pretty sure you can. I thought about doing it with my tensioner, but ended up just replacing the whole thing. I'm glad I did, it was 17 years old and the damper had no resistance in it. I got mine (I think it was gates, but it may have been inpa) for $80 from advanced auto parts. my idler pulley cost me in the neighborhood of $40, so not a completely insignificant difference, but for the effort it takes to get to the part, the $40 extra was worth it.
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[QUOTE=Racingguy04;4544899]yeah, I'm pretty sure you can. I thought about doing it with my tensioner, but ended up just replacing the whole thing. I'm glad I did, it was 17 years old and the damper had no resistance in it. I got mine (I think it was gates, but it may have been inpa) for $80 from advanced auto parts. my idler pulley cost me in the neighborhood of $40, so not a completely insignificant difference, but for the effort it takes to get to the part, the $40 extra was worth it.[/QUOTE
its because i just replaced my damper and added power flex bushings. That’s a PITA and don’t want to repeat the process lol.
its because i just replaced my damper and added power flex bushings. That’s a PITA and don’t want to repeat the process lol.
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[QUOTE=Serafin;4544932]
Haha, I put powerflex bushings on my damper when I replaced the tensioner, it was a pita, and my 17 year old bushings were still fine, so I don't know how necessary that was. The bad news is that the tensioner has to come off to replace the pulley, because the bolt head is between the pulley and the engine. So still gonna be a PITA.
yeah, I'm pretty sure you can. I thought about doing it with my tensioner, but ended up just replacing the whole thing. I'm glad I did, it was 17 years old and the damper had no resistance in it. I got mine (I think it was gates, but it may have been inpa) for $80 from advanced auto parts. my idler pulley cost me in the neighborhood of $40, so not a completely insignificant difference, but for the effort it takes to get to the part, the $40 extra was worth it.[/QUOTE
its because i just replaced my damper and added power flex bushings. That’s a PITA and don’t want to repeat the process lol.
its because i just replaced my damper and added power flex bushings. That’s a PITA and don’t want to repeat the process lol.
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