hey guys,
this has been happening lately, i think it def sonds like a belt.
its not an old belt tho as its been installed along with the pulley....kinda goes away when engine warms up.
why is it making this noise?


http://tinypic.com/r/2cqcq3d/7

 

belt...or bad bearing in a pulley

 

It sounds like a belt squeal, but probably due to a bad idler or tensioner pulley.

 

mine has that same noise when it's cold out.

 

Is the belt wearing? How does it look? If you rev does it turn into a squeal? Or just get faster.

What mods are on your car? What size belt? When was it changed?
These are all important questions.

 

belt has about 6-7k on it, changed along with te Alta 15% pully.
when i rev it the ticking just increases/gets faster, it doesnt turn into a squeal...once the car warms up it goes away.
i dont remember seing any wear on the belt, but honestly i dont remember, i will check once i drive it again later on today and report back...

 

belt looks new, no cracks or anything...

 

Looking at the belt more for a glazed look, but doesn't sound like that's it. Have you brought it anywhere, these things are hard to locate when not in person, could easily be the idler going out, but needs personal inspection

 

no i havent taken it anywhere to be honest, i havent driven it in a few days so it was extra loud and i just recorded it to see if its something simple...
ill get an opinion somewhere soon hopefully...

 

lol, hey! i figured it out for you, if you ahvent already, cause my car makes the same noise now too... it's the pulley on the tensioner... not sure if it's bad casue it goes away once it warms up...

KB30- how long has your car made the noise, any other problems from it???

 

mines been since i have owned it over three years. No other problems from the car at all. Ineresting though!

 

see what happens when you turn your AC on and off

 

You should do some research on here for alta. Not saying its Alta's part but there is very intensive thread that goes over this same issue and IRC the issue ended up being the tensioner/idler pulley alignment issues with the rest of the pulleys. Do a search for Alta pulley issues (ONCE again IM not saying its Alta just that the thread Im talking about was with Alta product)

 

When your car is idling, does your tensioner pulley bounce up and down quite a bit? If so, you need to replace your tensioner pulley assembly. I went through the same situation. Hopefully this will help you come to a conclusion if you haven't already.

 

when the AC or heat is on, there is no difference. it only gets faster ticking(or whatever the sound you wanna call) once i give it some gas.

i will search up a bit on ALTA, wasnt aware of that

kb30, does your car have an alta unit installed?

and as far as tensioner pulley bouncing, i don't recall it...but i will doublecheck.

 

went out to NAPA and got the recommended belt from here for 15%, put it on, and noise is gone.
weird that it only lasted so many miles...