Help I'm Really Worried About This Noise!!!!
09-08-2005, 10:10 AM
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Help I'm Really Worried About This Noise!!!!
My MAX has a rattling noise, so I figure it's the guide tensioner but with all the talk about the new guide tensioners not fitting through the access panel i've been trying to find out if an aftermarket guide tensioner would fit through it so I could change it myself to no luck, but when I turned on my car this afternoon it had a REALLY loud rattle noise followed by SCREECHING sounds! sounds like the chain is grinding on something. Is it past replacing the guide tensioner now, and would I need to consult a professional mechanic to get the problem fixed? If so where could I take it, because I can't afford the estimated 800 dollars quoted for changing the tensioner at the dealership. Is there anyplace where I could take it where I could set up somesort of payment plan or something?
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09-08-2005, 01:39 PM
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I called the dealership and they told me that the rattle could be caused by the guide (not guide tensioner), and they say that what Nissan advises is to pull out the plastic guide and leave it without one (i forgot the word he used, it starts with an A). I'm no professional mechanic but does this sound like a logical solution to anyone?!
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09-08-2005, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by njmodi
Screeching is probably just the belts...
) thing for 3 weeks now and I'm starting to fear the worse 
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09-09-2005, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by PAREDLINE
I have the same rattling sound. Its the tensioner thats on top of the motor in front. Its a bolt that you can access very easily from the top. I think it tensions the AC Compressor and the Alternator belt.
... if the belt is screeching, tightening it using the tensioner adjustment for the idler pulley may solve the problem (if the screeching is because of a loose rather than worn belt).
09-09-2005, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by njmodi
The rattle is probably the timing chain - which will not be fixed by adjusting the tensioner you are talking about... or maybe I misunderstood ... if the belt is screeching, tightening it using the tensioner adjustment for the idler pulley may solve the problem (if the screeching is because of a loose rather than worn belt).
... if the belt is screeching, tightening it using the tensioner adjustment for the idler pulley may solve the problem (if the screeching is because of a loose rather than worn belt).-Dexter
09-09-2005, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by njmodi
The rattle is probably the timing chain - which will not be fixed by adjusting the tensioner you are talking about... or maybe I misunderstood ... if the belt is screeching, tightening it using the tensioner adjustment for the idler pulley may solve the problem (if the screeching is because of a loose rather than worn belt).
... if the belt is screeching, tightening it using the tensioner adjustment for the idler pulley may solve the problem (if the screeching is because of a loose rather than worn belt).
I think he's talking about the accessory belt. The alternator - compressor belt. I might be wrong. But this belt tensioner rattles when I hit the gas on my car.
09-09-2005, 11:21 AM
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The timing belt wouldnt screech because we dont have a timing belt!
I think he's talking about the accessory belt. The alternator - compressor belt. I might be wrong. But this belt tensioner rattles when I hit the gas on my car.
I think he's talking about the accessory belt. The alternator - compressor belt. I might be wrong. But this belt tensioner rattles when I hit the gas on my car.
The screech, as I had suggested originally, is probably just a loose accessory belt.
09-09-2005, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by PAREDLINE
The timing belt wouldnt screech because we dont have a timing belt!
I think he's talking about the accessory belt. The alternator - compressor belt. I might be wrong. But this belt tensioner rattles when I hit the gas on my car.
I think he's talking about the accessory belt. The alternator - compressor belt. I might be wrong. But this belt tensioner rattles when I hit the gas on my car.
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09-12-2005, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Dexter
ok but is the screeching coming from the belts of from the chain? since I they're too close together to tell where it comes from.
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