Thafisher
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- 2006, Mountaineer Premier
I have a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer 4.6 V8. It starts but stalls within a few seconds.
I recently did a bunch of work to it (intake gaskets, valve cover gaskets, valve cover, vct sensor, crank sensor, etc) and now when I start it I hear a squealing/whining noise coming from the belt. I'm thinking it's possible that I may have stretched the belt and now it's not running the alternator correctly, which ends up stalling the engine everytime. I've also noticed that the tensioner pulley wobbles while the vehicle is running.
I can also keep it running for as long as I push the gas pedal. But as soon as I switch it to Reverse or Drive or let off the gas it stalls. (Gets really rough, lights start flickering, shaking, stalling)
I was thinking it was a stretched belt up until I saw the tensioner pulley moving around down there.
I guess what I'm asking is, are these the correct symptoms for a stretched belt/tensioner?
Thanks!
I recently did a bunch of work to it (intake gaskets, valve cover gaskets, valve cover, vct sensor, crank sensor, etc) and now when I start it I hear a squealing/whining noise coming from the belt. I'm thinking it's possible that I may have stretched the belt and now it's not running the alternator correctly, which ends up stalling the engine everytime. I've also noticed that the tensioner pulley wobbles while the vehicle is running.
I can also keep it running for as long as I push the gas pedal. But as soon as I switch it to Reverse or Drive or let off the gas it stalls. (Gets really rough, lights start flickering, shaking, stalling)
I was thinking it was a stretched belt up until I saw the tensioner pulley moving around down there.
I guess what I'm asking is, are these the correct symptoms for a stretched belt/tensioner?
Thanks!