Re: E36 Noisy belts

["Georg and Claire Taht" <m.five@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pieter,

Had a rattling sound coming from the front on my 94 325is.
Turned out to be the idler pulley for the A/C belts.  Note
that noise only was heard when the A/C was engaged.  Changed
out the idler pulleys and the noise went away for about 6
months and started coming back.  I have a friend who has had
the same problem with a 97 328i.  The idler pulleys check
good when they are out of the car, but seem to sensitive to
the slightest wear. Hope it's as simple as this.

Georg
85 318i w/Metric Mechnic 2.2L
87 535is aka MOCK5