ok a guy at work tells me its my tensioner pully another guy says its my alt. i dont have a clue besides the fact its anoying as hell and really loud .......
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check it out let me know what you think

 

You need to do the screwdriver to the ear test to figure out which device is failing. You can also take the belt off and spin each one by hand to figure out which one is failing.
We can only offer you a guess.

 

i was hoping to find others that have had a similar problem

 

it could also be the harmonic balancer

 

im hoping for a fix i can do my self lol im gonna look into it this weekend im guessing ill just have to pull the belt and spin the pully's one should be loose or something not rite
wouldnt be the ac compressor rite ? wouldnt hear that unless it was on ?

 

It could be your tensioner, alternator, crank pulley (we don't technically have a harmonic balancer) or your belt is loose.

Start by checking your belt. See if its on there kinda tight. Then do the screwdriver test or remove the belt and check them by hand like the other member stated.

 

No ac would have to be on.

 

Screw Driver Test ??

 

Place the handle of the screwdriver in the grip of your hands and put ears on hand and listen while touching different components in the engine.

 

Sounds like either the AC pulley or the alternator bearings. As others have said, take the belt off and see what's what.

 

I had the same problem and it was the tensioner pulley. Not saying that it's definitively the problem, but that's what happened to me

 

Doubt its the alternator btw. It hums and does it with the rpms too.

 

Try one of these. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...ier=70131_0_0_

It's much easier to use in the engine compartment, and you get to wear a white coat while you're doing it...

 

not bad im gonna get a stethascope ..the plus is i can use it on my wife when im done