so frustrated. .new to me vehicle and issue and issue etc

kingfisher73 · Postby **kingfisher73** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:17 am

Sry to bother u all..but really frustrated..
before I bought this 05 pathfinder I could hear belt noise...so changed the belt..
drove for a while so quiet buy now it's back..wtf...
any ieas anyone..
hoping it's not a pulley..
at start up it does it all the time..once warmed it seems to go away at a stop light...but give it some gas and it's back...

skinny2 · Postby **skinny2** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:02 am

Try changing the tensioner. That's where the noise was coming on mine and I just swapped it at the same time as I did the belts around 80k. Still quiet now approaching 140k.

kingfisher73 · Postby **kingfisher73** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:01 am

I am told it could be rust on a pulley..the belt becomes rusty also.

Postby **disallow** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:06 am

the 05s had a TSB on the tensioner pulley, there is an updated part. Cheap and easy to do.

kingfisher73 · Postby **kingfisher73** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:10 am

wow thank you..any ideas how I can find out the info I need..

skinny2 · Postby **skinny2** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:40 am

Order an OEM tensioner and you'll be good. There are several online dealers...I've used courtesyparts.com before. Tensioner is around $50.

eieio · Postby **eieio** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:54 am

can you describe the noise, and did you get an OEM belt, or aftermarket?
also, some of the early R51s had a belt pulley alignment issue causing the noise
here is a link to our other topic on the matter
the service bulletin is mentioned in it: http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic.php?t=2384
and here is a link to the bulletin: http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/fixur ... 6-072b.pdf

kingfisher73 · Postby **kingfisher73** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:52 pm

I have found that once the truck is warmed up..it's alot quieter n almost gone

eieio · Postby **eieio** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:06 pm

kingfisher73 wrote:I have found that once the truck is warmed up..it's alot quieter n almost gone

my OR model does the same, generally by the time it's backed out of the garage, it's gone
the SE never does it
both have original belts & tensioners
BTW: aftermarket belts usually don't seem to work well on these engines

kingfisher73 · Postby **kingfisher73** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:28 pm

turns out the tensioner lost its spring...if u tighten it up sound goes away..
I guess 225000 kms was enuf..new one is very hard to move..

Postby **smj999smj** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:18 am

The aftermarket version of the TSB units is called a serpentine belt enhancement kit. It's an updated tensioner and the belt is a hair shorter. I would just stick with the genuine parts per the TSB.

kingfisher73 · Postby **kingfisher73** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:18 pm

changed tensioner at lunch...all silent..

so frustrated. .new to me vehicle and issue and issue etc

so frustrated. .new to me vehicle and issue and issue etc

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