Idler pulley on 98 Malibu making jingling sound

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU
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SGWING
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I have a 6 cyl. 98 Malibu with 94,000 miles that runs just
fine, except the idler pulley makes a jingling sound, and not 100% of the time. A friend told me I should lubricate
it with WD-40, being careful not to get it on the belts, and to put a rag around it to catch whatever dripped.
I followed his instructions to the letter and the noise was
gone for about a week and then came back.
Is there anything else I can use to lubricate the idler pulley with that is thicker or am I going to have to have it replaced? Thanks for any suggestions.
Aug 4, 2007 at 5:28 AM
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[quote:3c1c592628="sgwing"]I have a 6 cyl. 98 Malibu with 94,000 miles that runs just
fine, except the idler pulley makes a jingling sound, and not 100% of the time. A friend told me I should lubricate
it with WD-40, being careful not to get it on the belts, and to put a rag around it to catch whatever dripped.
I followed his instructions to the letter and the noise was
gone for about a week and then came back.
Is there anything else I can use to lubricate the idler pulley with that is thicker or am I going to have to have it replaced? Thanks for any suggestions.[/quote:3c1c592628]

It calls for replacement nothing else sorry for the bad news. all you're doing there is buying time.
Aug 4, 2007 at 6:17 AM
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