Easiest way to tell if its the tensioner is to run the car and get a bottle with water and spray it a couple of times. If it stops squeaking, its the tensioner.
The clutch and tob are a year old. I also did a steel retainer while it was out. I thought it was the tob originally because when you touch the pedal the noise gets faster. But if I go under the car while running you can tell it’s coming from the front of the motor.
It doesn’t make the noise when the blower belt is off. If I spray water on it when running the noise gets louder. I mean absolutely hellacious. Could it be the blower?
I flipped it and the noise came back. Took a few days though. And that’s why I can’t track it down. Anytime I touch something the noise doesn’t come back for a few days. It’s hit and miss