Symptom Chart
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Lincoln Town Car. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Symptom Chart
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- Accessory drive belt cracking (over 15 cracks in a rib over a distance of 100 mm [4.0 in])
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- Accessory drive belt chunking
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- INSPECT the accessory drive belt pulley grooves for damage. INSTALL a new pulley or component as necessary.
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- Accessory drive belt noise, squeal, chirping or flutter
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- Defective/worn or incorrect accessory drive belt
- Misaligned pulley(s)
- Pulley runout
- Damaged or worn accessory drive component or idler
- Fluid contamination of accessory drive belt or pulleys
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- REFER to Drive Belt - Noise/Flutter in Component Tests . REPAIR or INSTALL new parts as necessary.
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- Damaged or worn accessory drive belt tensioner
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- REFER to Drive Belt - Noise/Flutter in Component Tests . INSTALL a new accessory drive belt tensioner as necessary.
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- INSPECT the accessory drive belt pulley grooves for damage. INSTALL a new pulley or component as necessary.
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- Accessory drive component failure
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- CHECK the accessory drive components. INSTALL new components as necessary.
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- Accessory drive belt idler pulley bearing failure
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- INSPECT the accessory drive belt idler pulley for freedom of rotation and damage. INSTALL a new accessory drive belt idler pulley as necessary.
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- Premature accessory drive belt wear
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- Defective or incorrect accessory drive belt
- Misaligned pulley(s)
- Pulley runout
- Damaged accessories
- Incorrectly installed drive belt
- Fluid contamination
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- REFER to Drive Belt - Noise/Flutter in Component Tests . REPAIR or INSTALL new parts as necessary.
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- INSPECT the accessory drive belt pulley grooves for damage. INSTALL a new pulley or component as necessary.
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