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Originally Posted by Blevinsax
That's what my mechanic said, too - looks like a spring is gone. Do those springs break and fly away or what? I drove the car for nearly 2 weeks after having the serpentine belt replaced, so could it have broken in that kind of time frame?
I'm VERY glad to read that - I was worried about that smoke, but what you said does make sense. Thanks!
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Hey man, don't let the car get you down... this is all just normal maintenance items on these cars. Everything you are experiencing I have also replaced on my car.
As for the tension spring, I'll bet they forgot to install it when they replaced the serpentine belt... I can't see how it could break and fall out.
Take a look at this link from Diesel Giant about the glow plug relay fuse. This is something you could easily do yourself and have fun doing it if this is the problem.... See if any steps in the pictorial can help you at all.
http://dieselgiant.com/glowplugrepair.htm
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