slick66stang

My tensioner is chirping when the car gets warmed up, how hard is it to replace the tensioner

Special20

Very easy. One bolt if I remember correctly. Take the belt off, unbolt tensioner, replace with new one, and put belt back on. It might be a good time to replace belt also.- Good luck

petrock

It is super easy. Are you sure its not the tensioner pulley and not the entire tensioner itself that is making the noise? The pulley is a lot cheaper and easier to replace then the entire tensioner, even though both are relatively easy. Check out rockauto.com for a new pulley. If memory serves, the pulleys mounting bolt is reverse threads.

If your belt has more then 60k miles on it, it might be a good time to replace it too while your at it.

uberstang1

Might be your belt

slick66stang

My belt is new and only has 100 miles on it. I noticed there was some oil and coolant on the belt from where I had a leak when I pressure washed it. I'll replace my belt and then the tensioner if it don't st.op

uberstang1

Just an FYI alot of companies are switching to kevlar construction belts, if they get antifreeze on them they will make noise for ever.