chuckb

Does anyone know if drive belt tensioner is covered by powertrain warranty? My GS belt was squeking so I bought a new belt, when I took the old belt off it looked perfect. I spun the tensioner and you can hear the bearing in it sounds like crap. car only has 30k miles, so I'm hoping power train warranty covers it, anybody know.

cxp2001

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Hey Chuck, I don't think the belt and tensioner is covered. Wear and tear item. But if you have a good relationship with your Dealer, they might cover it..

chuckb

I've been waiting for 2 days for dealer to tell me if it's covered under power train or not. she called yesterday and said it's not. I said ok no prob, called Sewell to order part and as I was on hold, the Lex dealer called back and said wait, maybe it is covered

I'm not too worried about it since I can buy the part from Sewell for around $50 and do it myself in 15 minutes. I just need to know, ya know?

btw-coincidentally, since I've removed the belt and reinstalled it, the noise has disappeared lately. I know it's that bearing in the tensioner though, because when I had the belt off and spun the pulley I could hear the bearing wasn't right.

I'm curious how many other have had that bearing fail and at what mileage?

acruz02

I just had mine go bad at 97,000 miles. I had replaced the serpentine belt when I changed the timing belt and two weeks later the bearings started to grind louder and louder. My mechanic did a simple one bolt removal, then replaced the $2.00 bearings inside the tensioner wheel and re-installed. Five minute job, shouldn't cost much.

acruz02

I just had mine go bad at 97,000 miles. I had replaced the serpentine belt when I changed the timing belt and two weeks later the bearings started to grind louder and louder. My mechanic did a simple one bolt removal, then replaced the $2.00 bearings inside the tensioner wheel and re-installed. Five minute job, shouldn't cost much. Cost me a Roast Beef Combo from Arby's.