Horrendous sounds turned out to be just belts
09-28-2008, 12:00 PM
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Horrendous sounds turned out to be just belts
My Max started making a squeak-squeak-squeak sound, related to engine speed. It seemed to be coming from the timing chain area so I expected the worst.
After a week it suddenly turned into a really loud 'choff-choff-choff' noise a bit like a blown exhaust manifold, together with a metal-to-metal rubbing sound.
This really freaked me out. I put the car up on the hydraulic jack and took a look underneath but all I could see was that the steering pump belt was missing a few bits here and there.
So I took the car to my favourite mech just up the road, expecting to hear some horror story the following day.
Next afternoon I called him and he told me he'd replaced both the steering pump belt and the main serpentine belt, and the car was fine! I took a look at the old belts and they didn't even seem that bad. I'm really surprised to find that old belts can cause that sort of noise.
After a week it suddenly turned into a really loud 'choff-choff-choff' noise a bit like a blown exhaust manifold, together with a metal-to-metal rubbing sound.
This really freaked me out. I put the car up on the hydraulic jack and took a look underneath but all I could see was that the steering pump belt was missing a few bits here and there.
So I took the car to my favourite mech just up the road, expecting to hear some horror story the following day.
Next afternoon I called him and he told me he'd replaced both the steering pump belt and the main serpentine belt, and the car was fine! I took a look at the old belts and they didn't even seem that bad. I'm really surprised to find that old belts can cause that sort of noise.
09-29-2008, 09:52 AM
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So I took the car to my favourite mech just up the road, expecting to hear some horror story the following day.
Next afternoon I called him and he told me he'd replaced both the steering pump belt and the main serpentine belt, and the car was fine! I took a look at the old belts and they didn't even seem that bad. I'm really surprised to find that old belts can cause that sort of noise.
Next afternoon I called him and he told me he'd replaced both the steering pump belt and the main serpentine belt, and the car was fine! I took a look at the old belts and they didn't even seem that bad. I'm really surprised to find that old belts can cause that sort of noise.
dang man and to think if you would have just gone to the store and payed the $30 for the belts and done it your self. you would have saved 60 bucks. oh well i guess some people just dont like to get dirty sometimes.
10-03-2008, 04:46 PM
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I paid 800 pesos, that's roughly 80 dollars including labour.
At the same time they found the CV boot had split, so they cleaned out the joint, repacked it and put a new boot on. That was an extra 50 bucks.
At the same time they found the CV boot had split, so they cleaned out the joint, repacked it and put a new boot on. That was an extra 50 bucks.
Last edited by clive; 10-03-2008 at 04:49 PM.
Same goes for fuel filters and maybe some other stuff.
10-03-2008, 06:34 PM
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Well they are belts and they make lots of noise. lesson learned i guess
dang man and to think if you would have just gone to the store and payed the $30 for the belts and done it your self. you would have saved 60 bucks. oh well i guess some people just dont like to get dirty sometimes.
dang man and to think if you would have just gone to the store and payed the $30 for the belts and done it your self. you would have saved 60 bucks. oh well i guess some people just dont like to get dirty sometimes.
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