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Hi, this has happened a few times now,

This time it went on for about 5 minutes straight,

I dont know what it is but its really loud and its coming from the engine bay some place....

It only happened when i turned it on, and when i drove for a bit it went away..

it just stops randomly

anyone have any idea what it is and how much it costs to fix? :|

Thanks

Hi, this has happened a few times now,

This time it went on for about 5 minutes straight,

I dont know what it is but its really loud and its coming from the engine bay some place....

It only happened when i turned it on, and when i drove for a bit it went away..

it just stops randomly

anyone have any idea what it is and how much it costs to fix? :|

Thanks

ok regardless what car it is...

its most likely either the belts for the power steering, altenator, water pump, air condition or watever.

i think the reason everyone is asking is that some cars have just 1 belt to drive them all....and some have seperate 1 for each.

try tightening it, each belt should have about 1/2" play/slack in movement after tightening.

and if that doesnt do it...it could be the pulleys for each of the mentioned above...the ball bearings may be worn.

a good way to test that, is get a long screw driver, a flat one preferably... put it on the big nut that holds the pulley to the motor...then put your ear on the end of the knob on the screw driver and you will hear excessive vibration on the faulty one. a good pulley will have a very smooth, feint grinding sound...

perhaps try it when u start ur car on cold...especially

yeah belts

i got greddy light weight pulleys and the squeal like a pig. have tried washing detergent and belt grip with not much success.

Might give the WD40 a go thou.

yeah happens mostly in the rain, is my car drivable or do i really need to get it fixxeD?

yes it should be drivable.

like we said, do some DIY before you go to your mechanic.

thats how people get ripped off that way.

say he tightens the belts, hes gonna charge you for service fee and his time.....1.5 hours or whatever.

look i would say do this;

1.) Use your finger and push down in the middle of the belts and push down and up... see how much movement is in it. (should be .5 of an inch)

2.) if it is lose, tighten it...if you car has a tensioner bolt. Check the belts with a torch, see if there is cracks.

3.) if it is tight to start with & is in good condition. do what i said with that screw driver, listen to each pulley and find the source of the problem.

4.) if one of the pulleys is noisy, you may want to get that replaced in the near future, spray some WD40 in the gap of the pulley pivot.

5.) there is a special can of "belt spray" if you go to super-cheap, repco or autobahn. it apparently should minimise noise in belts.

but personally i believe in replacing faulty parts, when things like that rattle or squeal, its a first sign of required attention rather than bodging things up with that spray.

try that and keep us posted.

im clueless about cars :sick:

you in melb you can help me out? :)

Save my piggy bank :D

gee dude......i typed all that and u didnt understand

lol

nah unfortunately im not

in sydney australia.

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