what are all the pulleys for that the Serpentine Belt goes around?

2013 ACURA TL
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JESSICA MERTENS
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I'm wondering what all the pulleys are for that the Serpentine Belt goes around. Also, my belt was making noise like chirping noise so I changed the tensioner pulley and belt, and I can still hear noise. It's not nearly as bad though. Sounds like it's coming from the alternator area or engine. I don't know.
Jan 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Yep, I would have the belt off and then spin the pulleys to see which one is making noise. I have seen the AC clutch pulley make this noise as well, look for rust colored dust around the pulley which is a sign that the bearing is bad. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Jan 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Wondering how I know the reason for my belt squealing it's progressively gotten worse I changed the belt and the tensioner pulley and it's still doing it. I'm not sure what to do and hoping it doesn't involve taking the belt off because it was horrible trying to get it back on last time I don't know if there's a trick to that or what
Apr 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM (Merged)
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Did you see the post above?
Apr 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM