Weird Noise comming from passenger side of car??
#1
Weird Noise comming from passenger side of car??
Recently we had a downpour down here, lots of rain within a few minutes. I never noticed this noise until after I went through puddles of water of at least 1 or 2 ft. It is definetely coming from the drivebelt area of the engine, havent had time to check it out though. I can hear it as I am driving. It sounds like something is wineing(sort of like a GM transmission if yall are familar with that type of sound) My only guess would be either its coming from the alternator or the idle pulley. I also noticed when I was going through the water that somtimes the belts would screech( make this squealing sound as I accelerate) then the car would feel sort of sluggish. The belts squeakd afterward, but only until they were dry. I dont know whats going on yet. Anyone experienced this? One problem after the next
#4
Well its not the squeaking im worried about, because it stopped after the belts dried. But its the whineing noise that concerns me. Its more like a powersteering type of whine, except its not as loud as if the resivior is empty, it has more of a low pitch, and I can hear it while driving. Gonna go get a mechanic to look at it today-hopefully its not the water pump. because im not loosing any coolant, and the powersteering fluid supply is full.
#5
well, still havent found out whats going on yet even after taking it to 2 mechanics. Its some type of winey noise, not loud, but I can hear it while driveing with the passenger side window down. No one seems to know or hear what I am describing. One mechanic said something about the rack and pinion needed to be replaced, so I left the shop! Another guy said (what noise) and said ohh your tire has a bump in it. Then He still didnt hear the noise!
#8
its sounding like one of my idle pulleys, Ive noticed a recent spike in idle speed, not too much, but enough to notice whenever I put the car in park or im stopped at a light. I will see if swapping them out will eliminate the noise.
#9
update: Seems it was coming from the top idle pulley near the A/C compressor. I swapped it out with one from the junkyard off of a VE engine, and the noise seems to have gone away for the moment. I will take it on a spin and see if its eliminated completely.
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