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Old Jul 5, 2013 | 03:46 PM
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Default Rattling in engine problem solved!

So I was getting a rattling noise from the engine on the driver side and I was combing the forum and some said it was the clutch compressor or something to do with the a/c... Turns out it was the belt tensioner for the water pump .. I replaced it and pproblem solved now I don't have to hear that anymore it was annoying... Lol
 
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Old Jul 5, 2013 | 04:36 PM
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Oh boy, you are lucky! My tensioner failed, shredded the belt, the car overheated and I probably came close to destroying the engine.

I never heard any noise. In fact, shortly before it failed, I was listening to the engine with the hood up. Watching the water pump belt operate smoothly.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 01:42 AM
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Mine was days from failing and the reason it made noise was the ball bearings that went bad and it was making a crazy rattle... I dodged a bullet for sure.
 
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