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Originally Posted by bathukoli
Well, I TOLD THEM what the problem was (squealing noise) before I turned it in. The mechanic report they gave me also says that they ran the car with a new belt for 10 minutes and there was no squealing noise.
It was not the mechanic who spoke to me, but a 'technical advisor'. The first thing that made me think it was a scam was the 'tensioner - serpentine belt seal'. I dont even think there exists such a seal.
And btw, I think I said 'near instantaneous" (say within a second). I KNOW you can't get an instant start.
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I have a 2007 Corolla S, also have a 2005 S (wrecked) and both turn over a couple seconds before starting, I consider it normal. My pathfinder and Tacoma do the same thing... so I dont know what you could do about your starting issue, personally I don't think there is an issue and your car is fine. Far as the belt and tensioner... there is no "serpentine belt seal" and the tensioner prolly has sealed bearings, ie- not servicable. Here is something you can do yourself, remove the belt and spin the tenstioner, alternator, AC compressor etc by hand... if you feel a grind in the pully of that particular item, that is prolly your culprit, or if there is any slop or wobble in the pully replace that item... rarely do you find servicable bearings in accessories or tensioners, and if you did... it would be far less trouble to get a good replacement part ready to install and forget about re-building. Most accessories come with lifetime warranties these days. Good luck to you.
