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Topic: ug im having car trouble

I have a subaru baja.

the drive belts shredded so i decided to get replacements and swap them out.  no big right?

well when i get the air conditioning belt in place and tighten the adjuster it looks like it isn't in line with the rest of the pulleys.  so when i start the car the belt jumps off the pulley

ARG its so frustrating i dont know what im doing wrong sad

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Re: ug im having car trouble

well, first of all you are starting the car when you dont think the belt looks in line tongue

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Re: ug im having car trouble

I have car problems too.

Sometimes the car doesn't start when I turn the key. But if I sit there and turn the key for a few minutes it would eventually start.

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Re: ug im having car trouble

simon you need a new ignition switch

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5 Reply by extreme (edited by extreme 24-Nov-2008 01:59:27)

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Re: ug im having car trouble

"well when i get the air conditioning belt in place and tighten the adjuster it looks like it isn't in line with the rest of the pulleys.  so when i start the car the belt jumps off the pulley"

Obviously it was in line before you took the belt off, so think from there...
-Is the adjuster arm wingnut tight as well as the other bolts as well as the adjustor in the correct position?
-Is the belt the correct size and taught before starting?
-Is the other belts/pulleys/nuts all tight.

Now, do you remeber what it looked like before you pulled it apart...


"i'm having car troubles aswell, my oil keeps disapearing after like each 800km hmm"

Is it burning oil or leaking?
Common leak spots: Oil filter not screwed on tight enough, sump bolt loose, cam seals.
Burning: New rings/tappets/engine block.. bummer.. or carburettor...

Its no fun until someone dies.
Cos I need to watch things die.

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Re: ug im having car trouble

thx Yell!

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7 Reply by James|Sunstorm (edited by -=Sunstorm=- 24-Nov-2008 09:24:33)

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Re: ug im having car trouble

buy a new one! big_smile@ chees

you may have a bad tensioner ?

it really hard to diagnose over screen.

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Re: ug im having car trouble

Soth,

There is a car repair shop near CoonR blvd/7th ave.

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Re: ug im having car trouble

I had a friend look at it and he said one of the pulleys where broken so we just went out to a used parts store and bought one. now it works fine.

WOOOT

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Re: ug im having car trouble

you guys and your shitty euro cars tongue


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Re: ug im having car trouble

i have an car problem i dont have a car cool

cool mad yikes big_smile X( wink sad smile tongue tongue i like smilies tongue tongue smile sad wink X( big_smile yikes mad cool woot

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Re: ug im having car trouble

/agrees with the wanker above. yikes

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Re: ug im having car trouble

as do!

Chrysler! FTW!

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Re: ug im having car trouble

used parts STORE?  wow around here you go to a lot full of junk cars and find your model and make and get one, nobody pays rent on a store...

oh but then again we get 8 inches of rain a year... tongue

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