[DeTomaso] new noise coming from engine bay

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Fri Jun 8 15:36:25 EDT 2012


Unlikely that the engine moved.

More likely that the crank pulley or balancer moved.

Did you park your car near a female Lamborghini?  Maybe the crank grew.

Take it all apart and inspect (balancer + pulley).

On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Sean Korb wrote:

> +1 for me too.   I had an alternator bracket bolt back out and it made
> the most horrible noise!
> 
> sean
> 
> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:41 PM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>> Expensive engine bay noises?
>> 
>> I had an idler pulley bearing fail; that was pretty horrific-sounding and
>> cost $20 to fix.
>> 
>> Alternator and water pump pulleys/bearings can make a big racket too.
>> 
>> Hopefully it's something simple and external....
>> 
>> Mike
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