Acura MDX Noisy Drive Belt Tensioner replacement DIY
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- "Make Acura Great Again"
Season 3, Episode 4
Acura MDX Noisy Drive Belt Tensioner replacement DIY
In this episode I will be fixing the noisy drive belt tensioner.
Table of contents:
1:17 - Tools needed.
2:35 - Removing the drive belt.
3:02 - Removing the drive belt tensioner.
4:33 - Installing the new belt tensioner.
6:19 - Installing the new drive belt.
You can fix a similar issue on other Acuras/Hondas or pretty much any other car using this video.
Proper torque:
12mm bolt: 22 Nm or 16 lbf-ft
Lower pulley 14mm bolt: 44 Nm or 33 lbf-ft
Upper pulley 14mm bolt: 80 Nm or 59 lbf-ft
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Here are the links to some tools I used or recommend using for this video:
Idler pulley (bottom one): 31190-RCA-A02
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Tensioner pulley (upper one): 31180-RCA-A02
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Tensioner assembly: 31170-RCA-A04
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Drive belt: 56992-RV0-A05
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Impact wrench to speed up the process:
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thanks dracula.
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I watched the rear shock video and the drive belt tensioner replacement video as I have to do both on my 2008 MDX. These videos are excellent quality with viewing angles, narration, and provide great advise. Thanks for making them. Excellent work.
Thank you very much for taking time to let me know your feedback, John, much appreciated!
I agree. Very high production value.
I’ve watched several of these repair/maintenance videos, and I’m really surprised how easy it is to work on these. It’s nothing like watching Audi/Porsche/BMW videos for similar jobs.
Perfect,guy is straight to it,with the angles,lighting,I'm literally gonna watch this and step by step it,THANKS BOGDON
Excellent instructions. Thought my power steering pump was the source of the annoying whine, turns out it was the idler pulley. And the tensioner was wiggling. Good to replace them both.
BOGDAN STRIKES AGAIN! just replaced the serp belt on my 09 mdx thanks to this video! oem belt ordered online, and serp belt tool from Harbor Freight for under $20! You are the man! My wife is no longer yelling at me about my squealing car! Thanks again Bogdan!!!!
Thanks a lot for your feedback! Glad I could help! Happy wife - happy life!
This is a HUGE money saving fix! Bless you sir!
Thanks a lot for your feedback!
Huge $100.00 in labor you should take the buss of $100.00 is huge ! LOL
For someone even a $100 is a huge savings, for others not. It’s ok, no need to be condescending.
I found that it was much easier putting the tensioner back on from the top, as it's really difficult to guide the tensioner from the bottom to hand thread the bolts in initially on an 03 MDX. Thanks for the video in any case.
Thanks for the video, this helped a lot! I took the inside wheel cover off so I could access the 12mm bolt easier on my 2009 MDX.
It’s a shame I am selling my MDX soon cause your videos have been a big help. This will probably be the last fix I do before letting her go. Great video!
It’s a shame indeed! Thanks for your feedback!
Why did you sell.
Wow you make it look so easy
Clear and easy to understand step by step tutorial video and professional ..! 👍
Thank you!
great job. my issue was getting the tensioner pulley to come out. my ratchet got stuck inside. managed to get it out, I recommend using a 14mm wrench
Thanks a lot! Good point about getting stuck and using a wrench instead!
You left some stuff out, like how to get under the suv and take apart access plastics to get to the belts and how to align the belts can you please explain, and good content as well!🤗
Thanks! Skip to 2:10 for how to get to the belt. There is no plastic to take apart to get there. You don't even need to remove the plastic engine cover. There's also a clear picture on how the belt should be positioned at 6:23. Hope this helps.
Nice job. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks! Much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to document this. Great video and instructions!
Thank you!
Thanks for the vid, much appreciated. It helped a bunch
Great video, Bogdan. Enjoy your videos on MDX
Thanks a lot!
Thanks! I did ir today, the instructions are perfect
Thanks so much, this was a great help.
Clear explanation 👌
Thanks for the post, really a life saver and a real notes saver as well!!!!
Thanks a lot for your feedback!
Awesome demo- just subscribed 👍
Thanks!
If ur MDX is giving you a charging error, this can be part of ur issue and you should replace the whole tensioner system like he did before replacing the expensive alternator. Do the tensioner & belt before the alternator.
Good point, thanks!
Nice video! Very clear and camera angles. Very impressive!
Thank you!
Did what you said the car started up fine I also replaced alternator now the wants me to enter a code, its a 2009 MDX I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WENT WELL
thank goodness i knew how to do this job without looking it up first. bearing failed/ noisy at around 85,ooo miles on a 2005 MDX :(
Bravo!
Thank you!
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How does one tell if squeaking/squealing is from bad belt only or from belt tensioner or both? Great video btw
Easy enough to diagnose. Spray some water on the belt and see if the squeaking goes away. If it does, most likely just replacing the belt should fix your squeaking. If not, do both.
Did anyone reuse the creme colored plastic "nut" that was on the other side of the 14mm bolt? It made it harder to take that bolt out from the assembly. I tried to reuse it on the replacement tensioner, and it didn't thread correctly and made it hard to actually bolt it to the engine
Hi Bogdan, great video. Just to clarify, did you replace the pulley tensioner from under the car? It's a little unclear to me from the video angle. I've tried to replace mine from the top and found there to be too little space to get to the mounting bolts. Thanks!
Hi Matt. Yes, I replaced it from under the car. Much easier!
Great MDX videos. Thanks!!!
You're welcome!
Thanks!!!
you are amazing Bogdan.
Thank you!
very clear good jab thanks for the vidio
Thank you!
just got back from Acura with a quote of 2200 cdn dollars for noise on my 2010 mdx.The issue is "T belt auto tensioner,water pump and both timing belt pulleys. That the idler and tensioner pulleys"...was quoted 1850 for this. My question is, is there a different timing belt pulleys, or the idler and tensioner pulleys are what the technician meant by "both" when they put "that........". I tried asking the Acura advisor but he appears not to understand it himself. Water pump was included, they not sure it will be required but gave me the quote ahead just incase it needed when fixing. Any response will be appreciated. Thanks
TB auto tensioner is a completely different thing from what this video is on. It’s a hydraulic tensioner that puts tension on the timing belt. And idler and tensioner pulleys are different, they are located on the opposite sides of the timing belt. The price they quoted you is about right for the TB job at Acura parts and labour included (and OF COURSE you want to replace the water pump while you are in there as it is labour intense). It’s a standard Honda V6 TB job, basically. You can get the full Aisin (OEM) TB kit for about $250 CAD at Rockauto. Acura will not install non Honda parts even though Aisin is the OEM, but you can get any reputable shop do it for about 600-700 CAD with bringing this kit. And I highly recommend at least resealing your oil pump when the TB is removed. They are prone to start leaking with time (mine did, so I installed a new one).
@@AcuraAddicted thanks for your response and enlightening me about this. I really appreciate it. Thanks
It looks amazing.
DashLashBoy hee haw
@acuraaddicted hi I’m new in your channel so I would like to ask you a question about the timing belt in the 2nd gen of Acura MDX. Have you changed the timing belt on your vehicle already ? If yes where did you get your timing belt kit ? I need to change mine soon. Thank you so much .
Hello. Yes, changed it twice already (105K miles in 2014 and 180K miles in 2020). The only components you should use are OEM or genuine Aisin kit (got it from Rockauto last time).
Thank you for your respond I know Aisin timing belt kit are great but if I want to go oem there are some genuine Honda timing belt kit on eBay . Have you buy any of them before or you recommend any of the them ?
I would not recommend buying OEM TB parts on eBay or Amazon.
Хорошая работа.👍
Спасибо!
I have a crush on Bogdan 😍
Ну, как всегда - круто!
Спасибо!
Will this be the same process for a TLX 2017?
I can't say for sure, as I have never been under the hood of a 2017 TLX, but I would think it would be very similar.
I have a 2009 acura mdx and after click on the link to the parts it says this part won't fit my car? I check on acura parts and is the same exact part number.
Sometimes Amazon doesn't use the proper fitment table. Bottom line is that the part is for your vehicle.
@@AcuraAddicted
Ok thanks for the info
I’m finally going to tackle this project this week. Question: I was looking at my MDX today and was wondering if you removed the inside fender plastic? I assume you must have and it just wasn’t shown in the video? Thank you :)
Hi Marty. There is no need to remove any plastic. I haven’t.
Should we change the drive belt at the same time as timing belt and water pump as a package?
It’s not necessary. So, unless your drive belt is not squeaking and doesn’t show any major deterioration, it’s ok to leave it on.
I want to do this but I’m wondering if I need to make some marks in the belt or the pulleys? I noticed people in other videos make some marks at 90 degrees.
Not sure why? It’s a free flowing belt, there are no marks, no specific pulley positions.
did you have replacement your alternator yet?
Yes, back in 2012
Thank you
You are welcome!
Wey need more videos
Working on it
Nice Video!!😎
Thanks!
Great! I bought a used vehicle in pristine condition few weeks ago. Few months prior to my purchase, the owner took the car to the dealership and they replaced timing belt, water pump and tensioner/idler. There was no mention of drive/serpentine belt. The car has a bit over 100K miles. In one cooler morning I started the car and heard just tiny bit of squeak for couple of minutes. I thought this sounds like a belt. In warm/hot days, no squeak at all. I wonder why the drive belt wasn't replaced or techs didn't see the need?
Squeaking on cold starts that goes away as the engine warms up is one of the indicators of the belt/tensioner. The easiest way to diagnose it is sprinkle a bit of water before you cold start the car. If the squeak is gone completely, gone faster than usual or is quieter, get your belt replaced, that should solve the issue.
I changed my timing belt and I notice a noice coming form that drive belt tensioner, isn’t there a plastic piece there? I don’t remember if I had one but all I know is the tensioner makes a slight clangy noise at idle and when the ac is on. Seems exacerbated by the ac probably because the fans kick on shaking the car even more?
Yes, there is a plastic retainer ring that's holding the lower bolt, so it doesn't fall out. I don't see how that would contribute to clanging, though. You probably have a worn out spring in the tensioner or a bearing going bad.
@@AcuraAddicted I’ll have to check, if I recall I did replace the bearing on the top roller. It definitely sounds like it’s from the bottom wheel tho of that tensioner
what brand or type of tensioner did you use to access the upper pulley bolt? Did you use the tensioner from top or under the car? I can't seem to fit the tensioner I got from amazon.
Can you elaborate on your question? I'm not sure I understand. Are you asking about the new tensioner itself? If so, I used OEM. Or are you asking about the tool I used to release the tension to remove the belt? If so, I purchased a basic long handle tool from the local parts store. I list all of the tools and parts I use in my videos, you can take a look at the description for a link as well.
@@AcuraAddicted the special long handle tool I got from Harbor Freight does not have enough space to access the tensioner pulley. You answered another person stating that you did not have to remove anything to access the tensioner pulley.
Mine has a squeaking noise when I start the car is this related to the tensioner belt?
Most likely. The easiest way to diagnose is to take the belt off and start the car without it (just make sure to completely remove it from the engine bay). If you don’t hear squeaking anymore, just put on a new belt (you can use this video on how to).
Good video thanks. Did you put this on a hoist? Can it be done without jacking?
Nevermind..saw someone else asked the same question. Thanks.
А будет видео по замене прокладки масляного насоса которая у вас течет?
Обязательно будет. Для замены прокладки нужно будет снять ремень ГРМ и поддон, поэтому это на будущее, когда будет вторая замена ГРМ через полтора-два года примерно. Я и сам насос менять буду, раз уж столько времени на всё это уйдёт.
Going to try this on my mdx, it got 138k. It make little noise when fans kick on.
Mine 2008 had rattle noise and getting louder when you shift into Drive. Not sure where is the noise coming from either pulley tensioner or bearing alternator. Do you have anyway to find out which one will be? Just replaced power steering and new belt. please let me know. Thanks,
Could be just a cat heat shield
Did the tensioner tool hold up for you or break? I see many negative reviews on Amazon about the tool twisting after the first use.
I've had this tool since about 2012 and never had an issue with it. Not sure what Amazon sells, but I got mine at CT.
what would cause the tensioner to break down completely? the spring within the tensioner came undone?
I don't know what your particular case is, but with time the spring inside definitely looses tension. Also, bearings go bad, which in some cases results in damaging the housing as well.
Hi Bogdan - At about 30 mph, I get what I can only describe as a minor hissing/screech from the passenger side of my 2011 MDX when the car is in gear and driving down the road. It almost sounds like something is lightly touching the brake disc. I do not get the sound when I rev the car in Park or Neutral and I have examined the engine and can't see or hear anything when I have someone put the engine at higher RPM. My mechanic checked it all out and said it's not the discs or bearings -- he thinks it's the tires, which are getting old (about 6 years old) but have good tread left. The sound dissipates when I slow down to about 25 mph and goes away at about 18 mph.
You have any idea what is going on? Next step is to go to another shop for another opinion but I thought I'd check with you first.
Thanks.
Hi Allen. Yes, tires can definitely be a factor. Typically you want to change your tires after 5-7 years regardless of the thread. The easiest way to verify if it’s tires is to swap them (if you have directional tires, you can only swap them from front to back (left front becomes left rear, etc). If they are not directional, change them to the other side: left front becomes right rear, right front becomes left rear, so a cross pattern. Hear if the sound moved to wherever you moved the problematic tire to.
@@AcuraAddicted Thank you very much!
Hello Do you know what will be the reason for a noise which happens only between 70 until 85 km/h and after that is gone ....
The car is the same as yours
Diagnosing a problem over an explanation of a noise is not something that you want to do. Get professional opinion locally with a real test.
Is the belt tensioner hydraulic? My 2010 Acura tax has a hydraulic tensioner and I can't find a video on it anywhere.
No, mine is not hydraulic. Neither is yours. This is the drive belt tensioner, not the timing belt tensioner. You replace your timing belt tensioner along with the timing belt.
Hey brother i have a 2001 mdx that looks to be leaking oil from the middle hole in the tensioner ever heard of anything like that ???
On some vehicles these tensioners are hydraulic. May be that’s the case for you?
Nice
I have a question please I just got mine replaced it was quite when I left the shop but now it making more noise .. when I put water on my belt the noise stop would this be miss a line or a bad belt
Likely a bad belt? Did they replace the belt? If not, replace it. If they did, make sure it was the correct one. May be they put aftermarket one which is too tight?
@@AcuraAddicted no
I got it in the shop now they said it because I put 303 condition on it I said lot off people use it so we see the going to put a new belt on thanks for your information
Богдан привет. У тебя поддон в масле, откуда подтекает? И менял ли ты сальник коленвала со стороны коробки? Спасибо
Привет, Валентин. Масло подтекает из-за прокладки масляного насоса (для замены прокладки нужно снимать ремень ГРМ и поддон, поэтому жду пока нужно будет менять ГРМ, пока не капает - норма, на Акуре мне подтвердили официалы). Сальник коленвала не менял, оттуда тоже подтекает. Сегодня менял зимнюю резину на летнюю и увидел картину маслом :) Кроме того, поддавливает понемногу из рулевой рейки через тягу справа. Тоже под замену :) Считаю, достойно отходило всё это, учитывая пробег 260 тысяч км. В общем, материала на будущие выпуски хватит. Не хватает только времени на всё это.
question is the upper bearing and lower bearing the same? mine wiggles in the lower
Not sure, haven't checked. But the pulleys are different size, so it's possible that the bearings are different. You can buy pulleys separately (p/ns in description) if you want to try your luck and see if your issue is resolve (hopefully, your tension spring in the tensioner itself is not loose).
@acuraaddicted hey master bodan how are you today ? I’m sorry for been bothering you but it’s alway good to ask the master when you don’t know something. I have a question about the timing belt replacement I have to do the timing belt very soon and I was thinking about using the aisin timing belt I was googling and I saw a lot of good reviews on it but some people say the timing belt that come in the kit are Yunk. Had you have any good experience with this kit of course if you had used it before and how good can the mitsoboshi timing belt be ? Thank you
Hi Hansell. I recently used the Aisin kit for my latest TB back in 2020. Despite what some say about the Mitsuboshi belt, respectable mechanics agree that it's good quality and even though it might not be on par with OEM, it still is more than enough to last over 100K miles or 7 years in between the changes.
Thank you. How many miles had you put on so far ? I will get my aisin kit from rockauto not Amazon.
@@hanselldisla4643 It's only been a year, I don't really track these anymore, so not much. Good call on Rockauto, that's where I got mine.
Hi bogdan, how would you know if the problem is the drive belt or timing belt?
Hi Sam. It's fairly simple to diagnose. On a shut off engine remove the drive belt. Start the car. If the sound is still there, it's not related to any of the accessories driven by the drive belt or the tensioner.
Does this work on a 2017 Acura RDX 3.5L V6?
Sure, why not? If the culprit is the tensioner, you’ll fix your issue.
Did the noises get worse when you turn on the AC?
I don't remember.
Got a real problem need your help broke the bottom belt on alternator the 02 mdx just broke while driving, heard i can raise engine tap out is that correct?
Hi. I have no idea what that means. Can you clarify? There is no such thing as a bottom belt on a first or second gen MDX. It’s just one drive belt that drives all of the accessories. What are you going to tap out and why do you need to raise the engine?
@@AcuraAddicted sorry needed to be clearer the alternator is held on by two bolts one at the top (where the bracket is known for breaking) and the other bolt goes into the head under the timing cover passanger side my broke that holds the botoom of the alternator on tat goes into the head, i have a pic if you hsve an email?
I see. If the bolt that goes into the block broke, you’ll need to extract it. Is it just the head of the bolt? Can you remove the alternator? You should have enough space for bolt extraction.
@@AcuraAddicted bolt broke off about 1/4 bolt in th head altantor fell off not much room can't get a drill in at that angle to tap or drill out so may have to lift the engine the motor mont is right there need about an inch or so what are your thoghts on lifting it a few inches and a good extractor?
Saved $1,300.00 😹 the dealer almost got me !!!
Noooo! $1300? How?
That's what all dealership are trying to charge for a timing belt job and belts and rolls and new crank seal I bought the parts myself got a certify acura mechanic to do it for 450 just dont want to mess it up or would do myself 90k now many more miles and joy to come
1300 for a timing belt job at the dealer is pretty good for an Audi. This is what Acura charges. But here we are only talking about serpwntine belt and the tensioner.
What is your whole side panel off??How did you get your tools straight in there like that??
There is no side panel there. Never was any. I have no idea why people keep asking.
@@AcuraAddicted lol because ppl attempt these things lol and want to do EXACTLY as they see you do it
So I don’t see what the problem is then. As I said, there is no any side panel there.
did you remove the front right tire to make the job?, thanks!
No. There’s no need to remove the tire. If you do, there’s going to be more space to work, but it’s totally doable with the wheel on, just turn the wheels all the way to the right.
@@AcuraAddicted genius! thanks from chile
No problem! I hope all goes well!
My Acura rl sounds like a diesel engine, im thinking its an issue with this same part you are replacing
Could be the TB tensioner, which is much worse.
Have you found out whats the the problem, thanks
А запчасти с амазона или от дилера? Я покупаю на rockauto, но не всегда доволен качеством
Я пользуюсь только оригинальными запчастями и жидкостями, которые покупаю у дилера со скидкой. На это работу уходит слишком много времени, чтобы повторять её через короткий промежуток из-за некачественных запчастей. Кроме того, по примеру тормозов я выяснил, что по цене оригинала или дешевле на рынке в Канаде нет ничего даже близко сопоставимого по качеству с Хондой. Это печально, конечно. На Rockauto я смотрю с опаской, так как множество раз люди обжигались на таких запчастях. Хотя это и не означает, что плохо вообще всё. Думаю, бывают и качественные запчасти. К Хондовским некоторым тоже есть претензии, хоть и не по качеству. Например, если вы посмотрите моё видео про стойки стабилизатора (да и вообще практически любое другое видео по Хондовским стойкам стабилизатора), то увидите, что открутить закисшую гайку без срезания или горелки практически невозможно. А ведь всего-то нужно было добавить крепление под ключ, чтобы удерживать штырь пока откручиваешь гайку, как это сделано на большинстве сторонних стоек. Но нет: Хонда решила, что шестигранника в штыре будет достаточно. А то, что посадочное место ржавеет и шестигранник прокручивается - это мелочи :) Извините, наболело.
@@AcuraAddicted это да, со стойками стабилизатора я мудохался тоже прилично, я спросил про источник запчастей потому что никак не могу нйти надежного и удобного продавца, с дилером акуры у нас в городе я не в ладах, хондавский дилер делает круглые глаза и говорит что продает запчасти только для honda, хотя я знаю что очень много одинаково у Mdx, pilot and odyssey. Rockauto очень удобно, присылают домой быстро и недорого, но кот в мешке.
@@maxkul2 Вы в Канаде или в США? Если в Канаде, то тут выбора почти нет. А вот в США, конечно, полно сайтов, которые продают оригинал с хорошими скидками. В Канаду они не доставляют.
@@AcuraAddicted в Канаде (( Но все равно спасибо за видео и советы
I think this my problem squeaking top pulley tight steering how much for a belt and pulley job
No idea, sorry. Why don’t you ask your loal mechanic directly?
Hey why does the drive belt tensioner cost way less than the serpent belt, it's significantly a big difference in price for my 06 MDX?
I'm not sure what you mean. The tensioner assembly for the 2006 MDX is around USD $200. The serpentine belt is only $40.
Okay I guess I saw something wrong with what I saw then...
@@gioldycarrasco Where were you looking for parts?
Well I just Google how to replace or rebuild power steering pump cause I was hearing some noises and saw that i had some leakage somewhere and I figured it was the pump and so I did manage to take it out and rebuilt it and now the steering on it is hard to turn and they're telling me that I might have to change it now. ...
Junk yards cause I know brand new parts are a little expensive. ..
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Saved $1,300.00 😹 the dealer almost got me !!!
if you needed the timing belt done, then that's way more involved than the accessory serpentine drive belt & tensioner