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Recently I had a pully replaced but I am not sure which one it is?
Looking the engine from the front, it's on the left side below and back from where the alternator is located. Am I being to vague, sorry.
It has one belt on it.
...anyway, yesterday I got a battery warning light. Plus, when I turned on my A/C the green light would flash.
The mechanic recently changed and his pissed he has to do it again.. not my problem Jose, but it's the reason this is happening.... but my question is, what is the name of this pulley?
This guy chose to get a junk yard pully and put it in, now he has to get another. He's a new mechanic, knows his stuff, BUT, I have never used junk yard parts in this 93. If he gives me anymore attitude I'm just going to have AAA tow it to this other guy that will do it and put an after market part in it.
It only has 109K miles on it and it's been a one owner car between me and my 95 yr. old mom. Here's a pic...it's all the same color, just a lousy camera.
She still drives, but she has a 2002 Liberty model Camry. With all the bells and whistles.
Thanks for you help guys!! Have a good weekend,
Steve
That's the A/C compressor. It's not just a pully -- it's the A/C magnetic clutch -- when it engages, the A/C compressor operates, otherwise it just freewheels. Given what one of those bad boys costs new, be happy the mechanic is surfing the junkyard.
Sure it's the clutch causing the problem? A/C light blinks when the ECU senses that the compressor isn't turning when it's supposed to (or turning too slowly), while the "battery" light comes on when the alternator is charging /discharging the battery at an abnormal rate. Sort of sounds like your belt might be way loose. Or the A/C compressor or alternator is locking up / turning too hard. All easy enough to check before shotgunning the problem.
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Sort of sounds like your belt might be way loose. Or the A/C compressor or alternator is locking up / turning too hard. All easy enough to check before shotgunning the problem.
I had the old part in my hand... not knowing cars it looked like a pulley to me and my mechanic refereed to it as one.
Could it be the crankshaft pulley. I just called the local Toyota Dealer and tried to describe it the best I can and that's what he thought? But this was by phone.
As far as the belt, your are 100% correct, it's not loose, it just came off by hand when the mechanic looked at it.
One belt goes on it.
You're still pretty sure it's the magnetic clutch?
Sorry, I had to have a little laugh today. That is not a Flux Capacitor, But please let me know if do come across one. I really need one.
The part you are talking about is the A/C compressor. The entire unit costs about $300 from your local parts store for your model. Is he replacing the unit or just the pulley?
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Sorry, I had to have a little laugh today. That is not a Flux Capacitor, But please let me know if do come across one. I really need one.
The part you are talking about is the A/C compressor. The entire unit costs about $300 from your local parts store for your model. Is he replacing the unit or just the pulley?
I was thinking only the pulley, what do you think?
maybe check the basics first? perhaps the old belt was re-installed on new a/c pulley and is loose now not providing enough rotation to both alternator (battery light on on dash) AND the a/c compressor (slipping belt on the M/C pulley) ?
replacing the new a/c belt (and for alternator) will cost you like $20 for each part and labor and when tensioned properly could be it ... just saying. ...
it still could be a bad a/c compressor (per blinking a/c light on the button) ... but alternator light on is suspicious if it wasn't there before ... unless the new a/c pulley is seized or something ...
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if the alternator is not charging the battery, then you have around 30-60 mins of driving until the car dies from lack of power. car draws all the power from the battery and if alternator is not re-charging it on running engine then towing might be required to get the car moved to the shop.
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As far as the belt, your are 100% correct, it's not loose, it just came off by hand when the mechanic looked at it
??? Are you saying that when you brought your rig in for rework, the mechanic was able to just pull the belt off without even loosening up the alternator? I'd hate to think a real mechanic was that incompetent, but if the belt was that loose, of course you'd be getting the alternator light and blinking A/C light -- that belt wouldn't be turning anything. Why didn't he just tension up the belt (there's a big bolt / set screw near the radiator side of the alternator that you use to tension the belt -- once you've got good tension, you tighten up the mounting bolt on the alternator and you're good to go).
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Get some more information from the guy as to what he is replacing and get back to us. Trying to help you right now is a bit hard as you don't know the car very well yourself and the mechanic is most likely using generic terms to describe what he is doing for you.
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I still am not sure what pulley it was but when I said the Magnetic Clutch he shook his head no.
The guy's a good mechanic and he comes out to your home to work. He's new for me, just have used him for brakes, this pulley, and some other odds and ends. Yes, he is at the junk yard looking for parts a lot of the time.
...but here you see, it didn't pay off and he really wasn't that happy to replace it. Keep in mind in the short time I have done business with him I have given him several hundred dollars... like closer to 5 or 6 hun.
When he was done he said ''from now on, if this part goes bad you are on your own", that soothed the situation.
I have another one that I was going to use for my breaks but this guy was here working on a BMW and I talked to him. Truth be, he overcharged me for the job, but not a lot.
When he gave me the alternative that I could buy the part and he would put it in for free I was tempted, but then I said that would really make me look like a chump and I said no, please go get another part and replace it.
My last mechanic when back to Thailand after being here atleast 20 years. Most of those he was my mechanic.
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