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Re: Pinging Noise under the hood
Posted by Dean (more from Dean) on Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:51:07
In Reply to: Pinging Noise under the hood, DavidP, Tue, 9 Nov 2004 20:01:35
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Sometimes the bearings fail and the wheel tilts over and wears a hole through the timing cover.
Early pully to shaft welds failed and the pully fell backwards.
In both cases the belt will come off and the vehicle cannot be driven without the engine overheating.
So do not drive, unless direct the the dealer, until the problem is better understood. You did not post your miles. My pump went at around 80,000 miles.
The early pumps were campaigned and replaced free of charge by the dealers. These replacement pumps had a slash of ?green? paint over the weld area. If your 1997 was build early in the model year, it might be affected.
At this time you should consider a new upper idler pully and a new short belt while the work is underway. Folks do DIY the pump, a large job but not overly difficult. Also a good time for a coolant flush which also suggests a t-stat renewal.
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