Try shooting the pulley with WD-40. A lot of the time noise is nothing more than a poorly lubricated pulley. My mom's power steering pump squeaked like crazy, I sprayed some lubricant in the pulley and it shut up immediately. Never heard from it since.
Noisy Alternator, How Long Before Detonation?
Hi,
I have a noisy alternator, more of a whirring/whining sound, not a squealing sound. Took it to the dealer, they said it was in fact the alternator. The question is how long could it last. I have not had any issues with starting, and no discharge warning lights at all, and would like to get it repaired says a couple months into the new year. Is it more likely to last, or once it starts emitting noises like this - does this mean it will go shortly as opposed to say a couple of months. Any input of course would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Darren.
I have a noisy alternator, more of a whirring/whining sound, not a squealing sound. Took it to the dealer, they said it was in fact the alternator. The question is how long could it last. I have not had any issues with starting, and no discharge warning lights at all, and would like to get it repaired says a couple months into the new year. Is it more likely to last, or once it starts emitting noises like this - does this mean it will go shortly as opposed to say a couple of months. Any input of course would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Darren.
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I don't think you're supposed to lubricate serpentine belts... Not sure, but just throwing it out there.
They sell belt sprays at auto part stores where it will eliminate noises. I sprayed my belts with it and the noise disappeared. Be sure to read the bottle to see what type of belt it conditions.
Sniperdude said:I don't think you're supposed to lubricate serpentine belts... Not sure, but just throwing it out there.
he's talking about the pulley, not the belt
Oops, my bad. Yeah, WD-40 should shut the noise up if you spray it to the pulley.
If it were mine, I'd not use WD-40 (which is not a good lubricant), I'd use something like Tri-Flow.
FWIW.
FWIW.
Okay then, yeah that would work.Eye8Pussies said:he's talking about the pulley, not the belt
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