Loud belt tensioner at cold startup

[CarlR33]

Hey,

I have a slightly loud belt tensioner pully at start up and it goes away after warm on my 03 accord with 112K miles. I sprayed a little wd-40 on it to isolate the noise to the pully and definatelly the pully. Anyone know if I can spray lube this or am I prolonging the replacement. I know on my 98 civic I had that the pully had to be replaced (same noise) The dealer told me they 98's were known for that due to the close proximity to the ground/road. Thanks, Rob

[princess]

I am unaware of the issue in a '98....:dunno:

This may help....this is how it's inspected.

[DonutLimo]

I am unaware of the issue in a '98....:dunno:

This may help....this is how it's inspected.

i think he was referencing a 98 civic. although the tensioner pulley in my 99 v6 died.. it was crackling some and there was a little play when i had the belt off. can't have anything to do with 160k worth of northern miles:dunno:

back to the OP, there's no maintenance on the sealed bearings and theyll probably seize up someday

[RTexasF]

Replace the tensioner. It may last a zillion miles but why deal with the chance that it may freeze up and stop you in your tracks?

[DonutLimo]

you can get just the pulley if thats all thats making the noise..

[cnisenbaum]

I had had Acura CL-S and the tensioner started making noise at about 40,000 miles after 5 years. More of a grinding/rattling noise. It was about 150.00 parts/labor for replacement. It was louder when the higher the revs when it it was in neutral.