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chattering/scraping noise. Please help.
Posted by Gabor (more from Gabor) on Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:01:38
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The Car: 98 900 SET 118k km's, Mobil 1 5W30.
The Noise: A chattering/scraping noise coming from the passenger side of the engine. The noise is present at cold starts and lasts for about 10 to 15 min. After I arrive at my destination, no more noise. I can hear it well from the front passenger wheel well. Very hard to pin point the location if its from the back or the front. I think it may be coming from the firewall end.
Things I have done:
1. I replaced the upper idler pulley and also changed over to the short belt modification, thus the lower pulley is no longer in the equation. The noise remained.
2. I idled a cold engine with the belt off and their was NO noise. This concludes that it is something belt driven. (the water pump is about 8 month old so I rule that out)
3. Searched this board with no luck.
Possibilities:
1. Alternator bearings? What does it sound like when they go bad?
2. Switch to 0W40 since the weather and see if it make a difference. (oil light does work)
Please let me know any advise or experiences.
Thanks in advance.
Gabor
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