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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:11 pm 
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP9axS_2Ow8[/youtube]

I get this noise every so often and have no f**k idea where its coming from but it does not sound very good. It sounds like its coming from the front of the engine..any idea?

ill try and get better videos soon
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:09 pm 
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probably just a worn bearing in one of the idle pulleys?

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:17 pm 
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its hard to tell from a compressed video, could even be a slipping belt

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:37 pm 
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sounds like an idler pulley bearing or an alternator bearing to me

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:25 pm 
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grub73 wrote:
sounds like an idler pulley bearing or an alternator bearing to me


same..

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:30 pm 
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remove the belt.

Then start the car and see if the noise has disappeared. If it has then one of the pulleys is at fault.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:44 pm 
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not a slipping belt im certain of that..

could be a worn bearing ..

its just weird how sometimes it goes away and it usually comes back when the revs go past 3000..

ill try and get a better video..i tried to do a voice recording of it..but couldn't hear it as clear as the video..i will also try removing the belt and see what happends
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:14 pm 
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[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=DdCTXl3ZF-8[/youtube]

theres another video, duno if it makes it any clearer..

i will try the belt thing tomorrow but im getting more and more convinced its got something to do with it.

im just confused as to why its only doing it after giving it a boot, and seems to go away if just cruising..
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:31 am 
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mate the time you spent making and uploading another movie, you couldve removed the belt and seen if it was one of the pulleys making the noise?

If it is the pulleys, then refit the belt, start the car and hold a long screwdriver onto the base of each pulley VERY FUKIN CAREFULLY and you should be able to suss out which one it is
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:12 am 
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could also be water pump bearing
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:16 am 
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Does it change with revs? if not does it only do it when thermo fans are on?
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:47 am 
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i would take of the belt and eliminate all the pulley bearings before getting to excited. If its still there then start to look harder... good luck !
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