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Old 12-14-01, 07:37 PM
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Unhappy weird noise from the engine

i have a weird screeching noise comming from the front of the engine.. when i put it on nutural its just a little bit.. but if i put it in drive or reverse.. it comes out more.. do anyone have any idea or can help me in this case?
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Old 12-15-01, 09:56 AM
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You have a loose belt that is screeching, or your alternator bearings are going out and making that noise. Check to see exactly where the sound is originating from
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More likely your alternator pulley.The ball bearings do tend to go bad on high mileage LS.I changed my tensioner(not timing belt tensioner) and the alternator becuase of this noise.Not to forget it could be the belt.
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i have about 107000 miles on my car.. and the noise is somewhere by the engine.. for sure in the front.. and acutally it sounds like a cricket.. at nutural it dont make any or barely any.. but if i put it on d or R the noise is pretty big.. and constant.. still think is the alternator bearing? or the belt? please advice.. how much would it cost to fix ?
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