Am I being ripped off?
Question:
It all depends upon why the alternator failed. If it is still turning and not putting out the power, it’s because the repair guy is pulling your leg. If the alt. isn’t wanting to turn then get the tensioner work done. Mechanical problems like that don’t cause electrical failures. — Bob May I don’t read attachments to posts as they may give me a virus If I expect an attachment from you I will open it.. You may have a brilliant thought but if you put it into an attachment I won’t read it and thus both you and I lose. I don’t like to say it but unfortunatly, there are those who insist upon being nasty to the rest of us. Bob May
Response:
What is a belt tensioner? That is what the mechanic said caused my alternator to go bad and that it is not covered under the warranty. He also said that it would cost $108 to repair. He said that if I didn’t fix it, it would cause the new alternator to fail. Is he telling the truth? Thanks in advance.
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>What is a belt tensioner? That is what the mechanic said caused my >alternator to go bad and that it is not covered under the warranty. He also >said that it would cost $108 to repair. He said that if I didn’t fix it, it >would cause the new alternator to fail. Is he telling the truth? Thanks in >advance.
The belt tension er, is basically a pre set pully holder that places tension on your serpentine belt. To release it, use a breaker bar with an 18 mm socket on the end. A guy at the alternator shop said I would need to replace mine or my alt. would fail. I didn’t, it failed. Replaced the alt. again. Skipped the tension er again. The same alternator for the last 4 years. In my case the tension er was fine. I got a load of #$%$ from the alt. shop guy. A mechanic at the dealer told me later that if there is tension on the serpt. belt it is working properly. They rarely go out. I would get a 2nd opinion Good luck Shadow Wolf Common Sense Does Not Apply
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they do fail…just had one in shop today that completely failed..came apart…serp belt wrapped around crank pulley…started slapping against oil filter adapter lines (90something GMC Jimmy, oil filtler located at lower rad support) and broke through lines…i wasn’t working on it, don’t know for sure what year….but this isn’t the only one i’ve seen fail…first one THAT BAD, but not first, it happens…it’s a spring loaded deal on the newer GMs…they fail…
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->What is a belt tensioner? That is what the mechanic said caused my >alternator to go bad and that it is not covered under the warranty. He also >said that it would cost $108 to repair. He said that if I didn’t fix it, it >would cause the new alternator to fail. Is he telling the truth? Thanks in >advance. > The belt tension er, is basically a pre set pully holder that > places tension on your serpentine belt. To release it, use a breaker > bar with an 18 mm socket on the end. A guy at the alternator shop said > I would need to replace mine or my alt. would fail. I didn’t, it > failed. Replaced the alt. again. Skipped the tension er again. The > same alternator for the last 4 years. In my case the tension er was > fine. I got a load of #$%$ from the alt. shop guy. A mechanic at the > dealer told me later that if there is tension on the serpt. belt it is > working properly. They rarely go out. I would get a 2nd opinion > Good luck > Shadow Wolf > Common Sense Does Not Apply
