Q: After belt replacement, belt tensioner squeaks and is loose

asked by on August 15, 2016

I took my car to the shop to get the belt replaced. After they installed the new one, they told me that the belt tensioner had a squeak and was loose, suggesting that they should replace it. They explained that it would be 3 hours labor and several hundred dollars. Before I proceed with this, do you think that when they replaced the belt that something might have happened then, to cause this belt tensioner problem?

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