2013 Ford Explorer Limited 3.5L V6 4x4 Belt was squealing when the roads were wet. Changed belts 3 times, found TSB (tech service bulletin) on the tensioner pulley possibly causing it. Change it out keep fingers crossed.
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@nl3cortese5 ай бұрын
Super dad helping the kid. Those wheels don't have to roll, just push dirt. On a 3.5, too much in way up top, had to take splash shield off and do everything from below. Upper front bolt awful, but electrical taped 1/4" 8mm socket to bolt to install with 1/4" ratchet, worked well. Don't know why 1/4" ratchet was too short to get that bolt out, maybe just not being able to see it, but helper from top unscrewed it once loosened. A 3/8 socket will bind against frame of car....nightmare, need a pick to flip direction...twice!
@roddraym2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to video record and share this information. It was very insightful. Happy Holidays 2021!
@al-banks298 Жыл бұрын
Thank you my pulley is shaking and now I'm going in 😊
@jeffbrown3963 Жыл бұрын
Bad time for a hand cramp! Answered my question whether it could be done without pulling the wheel and fender liner off. Thanks!
@thirdgearpull Жыл бұрын
mine would do the same.. squeal on wet days and a few times have left me stranded because the alternator didnt maintain the charge and ran on just battery...
@thebear22832 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video with the noise it was making? My 2014 has a noise I don’t know if is the tensioner or the ac compressor pulley that’s making the noise
@millennialmommaker Жыл бұрын
Best way to tell is to turn AC off, listen, then turn it on and give it gas. If it makes the noise or gets worse with the AC on, it’s the could be either or both. If it sounds the same with the AC on or off, it’s just the tensioner.
@justinmatlock2655 Жыл бұрын
What did you end up having done to yours? I have a clicking issue when the AC is on. Replaced the compressor and the belt tensioner and still had the same sound.
@aymanbalout65924 ай бұрын
Thanks
@winstonsmith36852 жыл бұрын
Same thing happened to my wife’s car. 105k. AC compressor seized, took the belt out. Fixed that. Then my tensioner was making noise. Not squealing, more like growling at low RPM. I guess they only engineer things to last for 100k.
@SHOKona-wp4vr2 жыл бұрын
Did you notice the original tensioner moving slightly while the motor was running sir?
@CountyLineGarage2 жыл бұрын
I did notice any movement
@DogmanRules5673 жыл бұрын
Did this repair fix the issue you were having with your serpentine belt? I have a 2013 Explorer that squeaks while drive mostly when its wet out.
@CountyLineGarage3 жыл бұрын
Sure did been over a year now I believe.
@TrilhaMundo4 жыл бұрын
My friend I just replaced today the tensioner and belt, but I have one doubt, is this belt have a specific point to put back in the pulley like old cars or not? Normally all the serpentine belts have a small signal that shows a specific point of the car that you have to out back in the same position, but I only remember that after finish hahaha.. thank you for the video brother!
@bigd91903 жыл бұрын
My belt just came off my 97 Ford explorer and I was in the middle of nowhere I had no choice but to drive to the nearest town luckily there was a Walmart right on the outskirts of town so I stopped there I got out and looked and my belt just looked like it came off didn't look like it had any damage but when I spun the fan in the front of the pullys it made a noise... I hope that the water pump or idler pulley didn't go bad I felt one of the pullys on the bottom would not move and it looked like it was gunked up with something
@bigd91903 жыл бұрын
And it was not the crank pulley it was a smaller one
@CountyLineGarage3 жыл бұрын
Completely different engine than this one.
@NG-tz8wo3 жыл бұрын
My 2011 with 152k on it does the same thing only when it's wet. Going to do this tomorrow and see if it fixes the issue.
@CountyLineGarage3 жыл бұрын
Been over a year on this one and hasn’t squealed since
@NG-tz8wo3 жыл бұрын
@@CountyLineGarage no luck with this for me. Squealing again.
@CountyLineGarage3 жыл бұрын
@@NG-tz8wo sorry to hear. I’m assuming you installed a brand new belt when you replaced the tensioner? I will say the first belt squealing problem I had with this car was the AC compressor but it only squealed for about a day until it completely locked up and shredded the belt, had to have the car towed.
@NG-tz8wo3 жыл бұрын
@@CountyLineGarage I didn’t but I’m going to give that a shot next. The belt was only 2 months old when I replaced tensioner.
@rhurtadorh322 жыл бұрын
Have you had any water pump issues at 152k miles?
@Chris-gw4zp3 жыл бұрын
The water pump was changed on mine prior to me buying it and it squeaks like crazy. I ordered a new belt but I’m not sure if that’ll fix it
@samuelmaldonado757 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video , can You tell me the number of the belt ? Please ?
@wkualum3194 Жыл бұрын
Great info! Question for you....i get some noise when i turn the AC on. I am thinking it could be this tensioner or the AC bearings in the condensor pully. Thoughts?
@CountyLineGarage Жыл бұрын
What type of noise? The AC compressor seized up and had to be replaced around 30k miles on this one.
@jackfleming38973 жыл бұрын
Does anything need to be adjusted on the new belt tensioner, or is it ready to go right after it is installed? Also, this looks like you used an AC Delco belt tensioner. Is that a pretty reliable product?
@CountyLineGarage3 жыл бұрын
It's an automatic tensioner so no adjustments to be made. I used the GATES 38485 and have not had an issue since installation almost 1 year now.
@jackfleming38973 жыл бұрын
@@CountyLineGarage ok that's perfect! My belt is old and my tensioner is locked up completely so I can't release the belt at all. I actually ordered the Gates one as well
@stephenmcfarland30783 жыл бұрын
What would cause not a squealing noise from the same pulley i believe like a knocking noise when the ac is turned on in the same looking vehicle?
@CountyLineGarage3 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine a knocking noise coming from the tensioner but the AC compressor is below it and you may hear a clicking noise come from that when the ac is on. Also I might note on this car when the ac is on the idle has been surging for some reason I haven’t looked into yet. Use caution because the timing set is behind the cover behind the tensioner, which unusual noise coming from that could be bad news.
@stephenmcfarland30783 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks for the advice and info
@theringer132 жыл бұрын
I have seen this done in other videos but they drop and engine mount and removing the wheel well cover. Is that necessary ? Seems like over kill?
@CountyLineGarage2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t have to do any of that…
@theringer132 жыл бұрын
@@CountyLineGarage thank you going to give it a try
@RobertoGonzalez-wz1xt3 жыл бұрын
Thanks thats fine
@cristian501843 жыл бұрын
any torque spec on the bolt for the tensioner? I can't find any online .
@CountyLineGarage3 жыл бұрын
Best I can find is 97 in-lb... google “2013 ford 3.5l belt tensioner bolt torque” there are loads of results, use your best judgement on exactly what you’re working on.