i''m new here and i looked around in other topics and cant seem to find exactly whats going on with my car. i have a 97 sl2 1.9 DOHC. the belt tensioner is rattling. i replaced the belt and the tensioner but it is still rattling. it does it while idling in drive or reverse or when i firstpull out. i had my g/f put it in gearwith the break onso it wouldmake the noise while i was under the hood.i reached down to the tensioner with along screw driver andputslight pressure on the tensioner closest to the pulleyand the noise stops.does anyone know what could be causing the tensioner to rattle?

is it a new tensioner or rebuilt? either way, i''d take it back and get it replaced. sounds like the spring inside wasn''t adjusted properly at build time. i know it''s a lot of trouble, but it''s worth it.

the tensioner is new. not rebuilt


what are the chances of the new part being bad also and not something else causing the tensioner to make the noise? im not trying to be smart or anything im just wondering if its possible something else is causing it

I don''t know what it could be unless I heard it.

ok thanks. anyone with any other ideas??

Yep, sounds like you got a bad tensioner. It happens. More so with the aftermarket ones.

ok thanks. i guess i will try changing the belt tensioner again.luckily ican dothis myself and didnt have to pay a labor charge. haha


ill apreciate any other input... thanks

so i just exchanged the tensioner and changed it. the noise is still there!!!! i checked all the other pulleys while i had the belt offand they seem to be fine. what could be causing the noise??

Is it the correct sized belt?

the belt is the one the parts store is listing for it.