Does anyone know where I can find this part?

 

only the dealer will sell this. if you get a used one, be careful. there are 2 on your motor, and they are NOT interchangeable. KJ01-15-980C

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KJ0115980C $390.68 $0.00 $269.51
Cooling - Water pump - Tensioner
Tensioner - 2.3 liter 1995 - 2002
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this is the best price you will find. they are not cheap. now, if the bearing in the pulley is bad, you can get that at any parts store, and have it pressed in. bearing will cost you about 30 bucks, and then whatever to press out/in. should be real cheap. if the spring that applies the tension is broke, then you got no choice, you gotta get a new one. or a used one. no auto parts store will have this

 

Thanks for the info. My battery light alerted me that the belt wasn't spinning. After checking I noticed excessive slack in the belt. Come to find out that the tensioner pulley had no tension. I'll have to order another enitre pulley I see. Now I can order a new one.

 

same thing happened to our black car. the wife drives it, and she came home one day and said the a/c wasnt blowing cold. i had to buy a new one, and fast, too. iirc, it was like 352. after that, i bought a couple used spares, and since then, none have gone out. it is almost like if i have a spare, then the original stays intact. one of them is a pain to change, i remember i had to lower or raise the motor to get the bolts to clear. also, to get the belt back on, you need a really good tool, with extra leverage. a box wrench aint gonna do it, unless you are mondo strong. then, because of the angle, and the distance to preload the tensioner, i had to pull the upper radiator hose, and remove the passenger side motor mount. gear wrench makes 2 belt tensioner tools, the cheaper one will just barely work, and on one of them, i had to preload it from underneath the car. the more expensive set with what looks like 2 box wrenches works a lot better