what is this pulley?



at about 1000rpms it rattles and makes a clinging noise... tensioner?

 

Isn't that just an idler pulley?

 

Thats your belt tensioner..... you may need a new one. Its my understanding (and I could be wrong) but at 100,000 miles you should change that and your timing belt.

 

Yup, that is the belt tensioner. I had the same problem as you a few weeks ago at 87000miles. I put it off for so long that the car got to the point where it sounds HORRIBLE and driving around drew stares. I don't know how much it may cost because Acura took care of it under warranty.

 

well, i want to perform the work myself because acura quoted me 203 bizillion dollars for the part and labor for an hour and a half.

is there any info that yall have?

 

go to local parts store and buy it. Simple DIY found on forums

 

I believe you will need the surpentine belt tool to do the job.

 

unless of course you have a really long 14mm offset wrench..... thats what I use, and its nice.

 

mine had the same rattle sound when it went bad. heres my thread on it......
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ghlight=pulley

 

thats a good thread, but it doesnt help in replacing it. also, unfortunately, there are no how-tos or diy's for this pulley....

likewise, i dont think there is any special tool, other than a ratcheting wrench.

 

Well, in order to get the tension off the belts to remove them, you will need either the belt tensioner tool(easiest) which can be rented or borrowed from you local autozone or equivelant. Or you will need a long offset wrench. Im sure that once the belt is off all you will need is a ratcheting wrench, and it's probably pretty straight forward.

Since you werent able to find anything as far as DIY's perhaps you should do one if perform this maintenance yourself. That way when ricky racer comes by with the same problem he will be grateful to you for saving him the trouble that you went through trying to find a DIY.

 

lol, thanks murky. i'll be sure do that. i just have to head over to Delray Acura down the street to get the part and then I'll be doing it.

 

fyi the bolt on the tensioner is reverse thread i called honda,acura dealers and support line they all said its a normal left to unscrew its bs i changed mine stripped it trying to unscrew it like they said. turn the bolt to the right

 

well, actually i dont need to even touch that bolt. that is for the pulley, while the problem lies in the assembly with the bearing/spring in it. the pulley is fine, it is the assembly that needs to be changed. it is held on with just 3x10mm bolts.

 

wow thats a much better deal than what i got quoted. they said they where gonna take my wallet and have everyone there take turns pissing on it...then if they found anything else wrong with the car they would just bend me over and rape me a few times.. i kindly declined there offer.

 

^ wise decision

 

lol, ya, good choice...

maybe i should have acura do it then, seems like a steal... haha.

 

That is far too much!