1999 Holden Commodore fan belt tensioner

1999 HOLDEN COMMODORE
188,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MIKE4222
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hello

i started my car today and made a hell of a noise and wouldnt start i eventually started it and now it idles rough and misses and now the fan belt tensioner is making a rattling sound can this cause the car to run rough on idle ?
Dec 21, 2008 at 1:39 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

The self adjuster will not in its self make the car run rough, i would be checking plugs, leads and coil packs first as this is the most common cause for this type of problem, start here.

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 28, 2008 at 5:44 AM