Intermittent chirping in engine area
#1
Intermittent chirping in engine area
I started noticing an intermittent chirping sound coming from the passenger side of the engine a couple of weeks ago during startup and idle. I want to say it sounds a little like a bearing going bad. I thought it was the drive belt due for a replacement so I replaced it today with a Goodyear Poly-V belt. Upon starting up the car, the chirping sound was there again. My car has about 89k miles on it with a 15% pulley. I've been searching around NAM this afternoon looking for some clues on the cause of this. Is this the water pump, timing chain tensioner, drive belt tensioner, or idler pulley bearing?
Anyone else experienced this before? Can someone shed some light on this?
thanks
Anyone else experienced this before? Can someone shed some light on this?
thanks
#2
Idler pulley, belt tensioner pulley, alternator, or AC compressor clutch, you need to get in there with a stethoscope to determine what is making the noise. If it is just a slight chirp you may or may not be able to tell by removing the belt and spinning each pulley by hand as of yet.
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The chirping seemed to have gone away after the belt replacement, but the chattering is still there. I've managed to record a video of it this morning when I started up the car.
Strange sound from mini engine (r53) - YouTube
Strange sound from mini engine (r53) - YouTube
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