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Re: timing tensioner kit [ironwoman]
by dallasdude1
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:26 pm)
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Replying to: ironwoman (Jul 13, 2009 5:59 pm)
Auto Zone sells the kit and it should be under $300 total. It includes the belt, tensioner, and idlers. Labor is a different story and should be 4 to 4.5 hours.
They can rent the tool at the link below. So what are they charging you, if its not too personal?
http://www.ledfix. com/timingbeltto olrental. html
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Re: Idle Messed up [jairek]
by dallasdude1
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:27 pm)
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Replying to: jairek (Jul 13, 2009 10:14 pm)
Crank position sensor, mass air flow, and converters may be the problem. How many miles?
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Re: Idle Messed up [dallasdude1]
by jairek
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:38 pm)
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Jul 14, 2009 5:27 pm)
130.000 when i drive on the highway or goin above 5 mph it seems to drive just fine does the speed limit it just like idle surges at a stop
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Re: timing tensioner kit [dallasdude1]
by ironwoman
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Jul 14, 2009 (7:49 pm)
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Jul 14, 2009 5:26 pm)
I guess what they will actually charge me is yet to be seen. They already charged me $100 for the belt, which they ordered last week. (as well as charging me mega bucks more for other parts ordered last week.) I have an extended warantee through anotherr company. I asked them to check to see if any of this would be covered. They said it would not...but then DID call the company, and found that part of it will be covered. So, I just found out that they did order the parts, and that the extended warantee will cover the cost for the parts and labor. However, they also told me that cover the rest. I asked exactly what parts would be covered. They said the tensioner and pulley. Now it looks like the water pump needs replacing, too.
What they originally told me to replace the timing belt was $100 for the belt and $333 for the labor.
I'll update with actual figures after the work is completed.
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Re: Idle Messed up [jairek]
by dallasdude1
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Jul 15, 2009 (4:34 pm)
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Replying to: jairek (Jul 14, 2009 5:38 pm)
Disconnect the mass air flow connection and see if that cures it. This is the cheapest route. The mass air flow is between the unit housing your air filter and the intake. Its a tube, about 3 inches in diameter, that has a wire pluged into it. Its right behind the radiator on the 2001.
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2001 Cadillac Catera - Possible Serpintine bad NEED HELP
by caddycatgirl
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Jul 17, 2009 (10:12 am)
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I was driving on the freeway last night and my check engine light started blinking, I could not accelerate. Like it wanted to a tiny bit when I pressed on the gas but it just couldn't. I pulled off on an exit ramp. Looking at the Caddy my Serpintine belt is slightly shredded, but not completely off yet. All of the pullys turn when you try to crank the engine and turn in on but the car does not turn over. When the belt started to shred is there a possibility that it knocked something loose on my intake? or messed something else up? Or is there another problem? Giving it gas doesn't help, and my battery life isn't low. Does anyone have ANY suggestions on what I can check/do to figure out what is wrong with my car? 
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Re: 2001 Cadillac Catera - Possible Serpintine bad NEED HELP [caddycatgirl]
by dallasdude1
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Jul 17, 2009 (1:57 pm)
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Replying to: caddycatgirl (Jul 17, 2009 10:12 am)
So you have an 01? I was beginning to think, I had the only 01.
Blinking is the first sign of the computer warning you. About how many miles do you have on this Catera? How long ago, if ever, did you replace the crank position sensor/mass air flow? Did you leave it on the side of the road? Were you not worried about being abducted by aliens?
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Re: 2001 Cadillac Catera - Possible Serpintine bad NEED HELP [dallasdude1]
by caddycatgirl
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Jul 18, 2009 (10:21 am)
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Jul 17, 2009 1:57 pm)
240,000 I just bought it in May. Had it checked out multiple times and it was kept in mint shape. The engine isn't knocking at all. I did get it to start up momentarily the night I was stranded. It ran rough and the belts were whining like hell. I am not sure on the CPS sensor..but I've been scanning the threads and that seems to be the answer everyone gives to Catera owners. Oh your tire blew? Change the CPS sensor lol. And it's quite funny, I was stranded by an Airforce base and had to walk a few miles in pitch dark to get to a payphone. So YES I was lmao. Yes I left it there for the moment. It was 2am by the time someone came to rescue me.
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Re: 2001 Cadillac Catera - Possible Serpintine bad NEED HELP [caddycatgirl]
by dallasdude1
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Jul 18, 2009 (11:20 am)
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Replying to: caddycatgirl (Jul 18, 2009 10:21 am)
CPS or mass air flow. I have an extra mass air flow if you care to test it. The idler/tensioner on the serpintine belt or maybe the idler/tensioner on the timing belt. Them air force dudes should fix it for you. Are you wearing Nike Air Force 1 ???
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Re: 2001 cadi catera [dgaw]
by dallasdude1
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Jul 18, 2009 (11:22 am)
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Replying to: dgaw (Jul 12, 2009 2:26 pm)
What part of Dallas???
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