S/C Idler Pulley Rattle .....

by **CrazyCraig** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:14 pm

Well, it seems that the time has come to replace my idler pulley for my S/C. There is only about 40k miles on it, but it is making some heinous noises at low idle. It sounds like a diesel with a coupla' bent rods! The noise eases up as the rpm's go up but it is still there. Has anyone else had this problem .......... or is it just bad luck?[/b]

by **Mole** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:35 pm

im assuming you are auto?

i get that rattle. i like it... soundsl like a diesel truck.

by **chef solara** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:41 pm

Yep, I am getting my replaced as we speak. I had noise problems with my belt , and three week later my toyota finaly got it in. And as they were replacing my belt they saw that my dynamic tensioner was shot. So one week later and still no car. I have had the most problem with that car. I hate to say this but, I HAVE HAD LESS PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCORT THAN MY SOLARA. and I put fiftythousand miles on in two and half years.
sorry solara family

by **krook** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 2:25 am

CrazyCraig wrote:Well, it seems that the time has come to replace my idler pulley for my S/C. There is only about 40k miles on it, but it is making some heinous noises at low idle. It sounds like a diesel with a coupla' bent rods! The noise eases up as the rpm's go up but it is still there. Has anyone else had this problem .......... or is it just bad luck?[/b]

is this a common problem for S/C'ed solaras??? what's the life expectancy of the idler pulley?

Website · by **DavPak** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 7:26 am

chef solara wrote:Yep, I am getting my replaced as we speak. I had noise problems with my belt , and three week later my toyota finaly got it in. And as they were replacing my belt they saw that my dynamic tensioner was shot. So one week later and still no car. I have had the most problem with that car. I hate to say this but, I HAVE HAD LESS PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD ESCORT THAN MY SOLARA. and I put fiftythousand miles on in two and half years.
sorry solara family

ahem...please append that statement to list all of the modifications you've done. its not fair to say that about a reliable car without also telling everyone what else YOU'VE DONE to this car.

by **chef solara** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 12:47 pm

Your right, I'm sorry. I had a 6 psi pulley on for 3 months, didn't tune my afc right. and BLAM cracked piston, So Now I just got a brand new short block, under warrenty THANKS TOYOTA. and That all she wrote.

by **Mole** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 2:27 pm

that is all who wrote??

by **happy_aggies** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:08 pm

I have been using 6.2 pulley for almost a year now w/o S-AFC.
It still go strong. :drinking:

by **krook** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 7:52 pm

TRDMole177 wrote:that is all who wrote??

lol i hope you're joking.. . it's just a "figure of speach" TRD. :lol:

by **chef solara** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 7:59 pm

Well, what I think happened :roll:

was that the guy that tuned my Safc leaned my car out way to much, like I was in the 15 to 1 ratio at the beginning of my fuel cure and slowly came down to 13 to 1 at the higher RPMs, but before all that happened I had the pulley on there for about 3 months, and after one night of racing, I noticed that the RPM's where jumping around from 400 to 700 when I was at idle, I could never figure out what that was from.
Or make it go away, So of course after I get tuned or I thought that I was getting tuned my CEL come on and thats were all the problems started. Only if I knew what my Air/fuel should have been. I could have not had this whole problem, That's what I get for going to a custom mustang shop. and of course after about 4 months of trying to, I'm done for now.

by **808Camry** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:17 am

happy_aggies wrote::o I have been using 6.2 pulley for almost a year now w/o S-AFC.
It still go strong.

No CEL or anything? What octane gas do you guys have in texas? YOu also have your EBC disabled too right?

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