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Air pump issue 190E 2.6L
Hi All, I have a 1990 190E 2.6L. Recently, when I start it, I get a noise that sounds like a squeaking belt but goes away within a few seconds. Then it got worse. I figured that maybe the belt was a little loose so I tightened it slightly. Didn't help. The squeak sounded like it was coming from the air pump/idler pulley on the left side of the engine so I found that if I sprayed the air pump pulley with a little WD it went away...for a while. So it apears that I may have an issue with the pulley. To replace it would cost over $400 just for the pulley or I could get a whole remanufactured air pump, including the pulley for about the same. My question is, am I on the right track? Have others had this problem and if I have to replace the pump, how difficult is it?
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Is it the idler pulley ABOVE the air pump?
You can replace just the pulley and such on the air pump or remove it and use a shorter belt.
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I am not sure if it is the idler pulley or not. It's hard to tell but that was replaced about 6-8 months ago. There may be a problem though because the parts people said the allen bolt that holds it on was not available and used an allen bolt that fits the A/C pulley. Seemed to work until maybe now. Any suggestions on how I proceed?
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