Rattling after coolant flash??? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

99CamryVed · 07-10-2007, 10:31 AM

Hi folks,

I've done a coolant flash at Valvoline last week. After that, I can hear a rattle sound sometimes coming from the area where all the belts are. The sound comes at 1500-2000 rpm and closely resembles the one which you can hear from toy's car wheels - "hrrr, hrrr".

Can there be ANY connection between such sound and the replacement of coolant?
And what could this sound mean? Is my camry dying?

Btw, its ~120000 and the timing belt has been replaced at 63000. Is this the time to replace it again or can I drive for ~10000 miles more or so?

***Eye8Pussies*** · 07-10-2007, 11:25 AM

possibly....but it wouldn't "cause it" per se...

the only thing in the actual belt area that is directly related to coolant would be your water pump. did you change it last t-belt change?

99CamryVed · 07-10-2007, 11:30 AM

Thanks.
Frankly, I didn't change the timing belt myself that time and I didn't ask whether the pump was replaced or not...