merkin110

Having a weird crackling sound coming from my engine. The sound doesnt happen all of the time. Anyone know what it is? Thanks in advance!!!

DryEye

can't see the video, says that the video is set to private...

merkin110

Ooops just made it public.

synrgy350

Sounds like it could be a water pump bearing going bad. Any coolant leaks?

merkin110

Doesn't appear to be any coolant leaks. I'll definitely check in the morning then take it to the dealership

synrgy350

Keep us updated on what they find!

merkin110

Will do!!!! Thanks for the help!!!

Serifiyah

Sounds like the water pump. The bearings can still go bad without any signs of leaks.

merkin110

Thanks everyone. Took it this morning to the dealership and got it replaced. No more noise from the water pump!!!

Gville350

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^Yeah, these factory installed water pumps have been the worst for 2IS owners. Mine was replaced at only 27k miles!

merkin110

Glad I was able to get it fixed before anything serious happened.

synrgy350

Glad it worked out, I'm curious, how many miles did you have on your 350?

merkin110

I have about 74K miles on my 2006 IS350.

mrfresh

Yeah I actually remember this noise right after I bought my car before I took It to the dealer for the carbon buildup .... while she was there I had them do the spark plugs And the water pump..... That's confirms it was the pump

merkin110

I actually started noticing the sound shortly after i bought my car too. About a week after I bought the car I took it to the dealership to get some maintenance and I asked them to inspect the water pump. Service adviser told me the water pump and everything is good. I could hear the bearings off and on but it eventually bothered me enough to do research. Glad I did get it replaced though.