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Weird noises Adam, can you be more specific because my engine is full of weird noises
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Sometimes the water pump will make noise before it quits on you, sometimes it will not. The water pump can start squealing like a bad door hinge before it croaks, and of course the squeal varies with engine speed. To isolate the noise just remove or loosen the timing belt cover and listen. If it isnt clear where the noise is from (and it rarely is!) you can apply a little pressure on the pulley with a wooden stick or something and see if the noise changes (caution, dangerous, use care not to get the stick up your nose.).
But sometimes a water pump will quit and not make a sound. If the bearing siezed up it might be silent, but you'd know it in a hurry cause your timing belt will snap. Other times the water pump just starts to leak without making any noise. If this happens the bottom timing belt cover will be full of coolant and also leaking.
