Grinding noise at 1300-2000rpm range

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01-10-2006, 11:03 AM

chrgdRapa

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Grinding noise at 1300-2000rpm range

heya, i was wondering what would make that noise,

its basically a grinding noise i hear when im on idle stopped at a light or something, and its periodic, so it 'grinds' every second or so. its coming from the engine i think, i can slightly feel it on the pedal too. so when i accelerate from 0, it grinds at about 1300 until about 1900 rpm then stops. car runs okay even while it grinds. when on PARK, it has a periodic grind noise too, then when i accelerate in the engine bay using the throttle cable i hear the grinding noise coming from the left side of the engine.

anyone have any ideas to what could it be?

thnx

01-10-2006, 11:32 AM

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bad water pump?

01-10-2006, 07:02 PM

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if it does it while parked why not pop the hood and listen in that area to see if you can pinpiont it if its a belt driven accesory start removing belts untill it stops and then you know what it it

01-10-2006, 07:04 PM

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when i heard grinding noises.. it was coming ffrom my transmission... week later the car wouldnt move

01-10-2006, 10:07 PM

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yeah, could be the trans. too...

a long screwdiver or prybar makes an excellent s***hiscope, just put the tip on the part you want to listen to and put your ear onto the handle.

01-11-2006, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by vansskaterfreek

when i heard grinding noises.. it was coming ffrom my transmission... week later the car wouldnt move

that makes two of us, mine because of a faulty trans oil pump...

01-11-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dillbag

yeah, could be the trans. too...

a long screwdiver or prybar makes an excellent s***hoscope, just put the tip on the part you want to listen to and put your ear onto the handle.

thats what i did with my belt pulleys... found out that my A/C idler pulley was bad

01-11-2006, 05:05 PM

Dillbag

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oh yeah, forgot about the belt pulleys, could be that too.
so let's rehash, could be the following so far:
water pump
tranny
belt idler pulleys
t-belt tensioner pulley
anything else?

01-11-2006, 06:15 PM

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