Just replaced serpentine belt now warning light and alternator ticks
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As it says in the title i just changed the serpentine belt on my grand prix and now a couple things are happening. First is that the charging failure warning comes on the display as well as a ticking sound coming from the alternator. I dont think i knocked anything loose and only things I did was take off the rezervoir and pushed the tensoner back. Car also kind of putters when starting up and every 4 or 5 times stalls out.
I even tried putting old belt back on and still had the same problem.
Any help would be awesome.
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Hello, sometimes when moving components around to repair something, additional problems occur due to them being weak in the first place. A weak tensioner pulley, for example, may not allow the alternator to spin as it needs to, and may allow the belt to slip.
Even the alternator with a new belt driving it as it should be may be exposed for its weakness if it's going bad anyway.
But first off -- check to make sure the routing of your belt is correct! An incorrectly routed belt can cause all kinds of problems.
