Like some of you, my car developed a squealing pig under the hood that was growing worse. I isolated it to one of the pulleys on the blower belt. If you've ever tried to ID the three pulleys (not counting the tensioner pulley) through online parts diagrams or listings, it's a real pain in the ass because the part numbers have either changed, or they are only listed by the first four or five digits, not the complete part number. Trying to cross reference those on parts websites was futile.
Willie (fellow forum member) was kind enough to send me his spare pulleys to help diagnose which one on my car was the problem. Using his (and my OEM) pulleys, here's what you will need. I figured someone down the road will need this:
Pulley Number 1 is the idler that many of us replace right off the bat when we go with a smaller blower snout pulley. Commonly available from everywhere.
Pulley Number 2 is the grooved pulley, OEM part number 4G7V-6C348-AA.
Pulley Number 3 is a smooth pulley, also referred to as the "high tension pulley" online, OEM part number 7R3V-19A216-BB.
The lower left corner is the A/C pulley, and the tensioner pulley is obvious down and just to the left of Pulley No. 3.
For what it's worth, I just bought all three pulleys, and a replacement pulley for my Thump tensioner, in lightweight version from BPS for a whole lot less than I could find the OEM ones online. Hope this helps someone.
Willie (fellow forum member) was kind enough to send me his spare pulleys to help diagnose which one on my car was the problem. Using his (and my OEM) pulleys, here's what you will need. I figured someone down the road will need this:
Pulley Number 1 is the idler that many of us replace right off the bat when we go with a smaller blower snout pulley. Commonly available from everywhere.
Pulley Number 2 is the grooved pulley, OEM part number 4G7V-6C348-AA.
Pulley Number 3 is a smooth pulley, also referred to as the "high tension pulley" online, OEM part number 7R3V-19A216-BB.
The lower left corner is the A/C pulley, and the tensioner pulley is obvious down and just to the left of Pulley No. 3.
For what it's worth, I just bought all three pulleys, and a replacement pulley for my Thump tensioner, in lightweight version from BPS for a whole lot less than I could find the OEM ones online. Hope this helps someone.
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